{"id":378995,"date":"2021-12-10T04:44:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T01:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/solana-reportedly-hit-by-ddos-attack-but-network-remains-online\/"},"modified":"2021-12-10T04:44:04","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T01:44:04","slug":"solana-reportedly-hit-by-ddos-attack-but-network-remains-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/solana-reportedly-hit-by-ddos-attack-but-network-remains-online\/","title":{"rendered":"# Solana reportedly hit by DDoS attack but network remains online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong># Solana reportedly hit by DDoS attack but network remains online <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjEtMTIvM2I2NjFlODQtNjM3MS00ZmY3LTkxYmQtYjUxM2MyYzY3YjVhLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-128018ef>Solana&#8217;s blockchain performance was reportedly hit by a distributed denial  of service (DDoS) attack over the past 24 hours, however the network <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears to have remained online throughout.<\/p>\n<p>A DDoS attack <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly refers to a large number of coordinated devices, or a botnet overwhelming a network with fake traffic to take it offline. <\/p>\n<p>This wouldn&#8217;t be the first time Solana has suffered this issue, with Cointelegraph reporting in September that the network suffered a 17-hour-outage due to mass botting activity for an initial DEX offering (IDO) on Solana-based DEX platform Raydium. <\/p>\n<p>The latest DDoS attack was highlighted by Solana-based NFT platform Blockasset on Dec. 9 around 3 pm UTC, after it noted that: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe are aware tokens are taking a long time to distribute. The Solana chain is being overloaded with DDoS attacks which have clogged the network causing delays.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Solana-focused infrastructure firm GenesysGo also reported on the matter, stating that the validator network was experiencing issues with processing transaction requests, but called for calm as it attributed the problem to \u201cgrowing pains.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Solana?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Solana<\/a> validator network is experiencing issues this morning. TPS issues as the network works to process txn requests. <br \/>Remember, this is blockchain  If your txn ID went through then it\u2019s not lost, just pending. Growing pains is all! <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2Zfagq092M\">pic.twitter.com\/2Zfagq092M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GenesysGo.sol &#8211; Shadowy Super Coder DAO (@GenesysGo) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GenesysGo\/status\/1468955593037651973?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At this stage, the nature of the incident is unclear as Solana Foundation is yet to publicly confirm any attacks, while Status.Solana shows that the network has not suffered any outages and is fully operational at the time of writing. <\/p>\n<p>However multiple accounts on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coinyeezy\/status\/1468999554796339206\">asserted<\/a> that Solana suffered a global outage, with Verbit CEO Roy Murphy (and BSV proponent) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/murphsicles\/status\/1468998047879340041\">stating<\/a> that \u201cSolana crashed again and is currently offline. Engineers are looking into \u2018rebooting the system.\u2019 Seriously, you can&#8217;t make this shit up!\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier today members of the r\/Solana subreddit <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/solana\/comments\/rcjt2p\/why_do_raydium_idos_clog_the_solana_network_and\/\">attributed<\/a> the network clogging to another IDO launch on Raydium, with user \u201cu\/Psilodelic\u201d writing a post titled \u201cWhy do Raydium IDOs clog the Solana network and what is being done about this?\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy biggest concern about Solana right now is the performance impact during high volume activity connected to Raydium IDOs and launches. Literally every single performance issue in the past 6 months, including the 17-hour outage, has been a result of a launch on Raydium,\u201d they wrote. <\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Decentralized and scalable exchange leverages Solana for an improved trader experience<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In response, one of the group\u2019s moderators \u201cLaine_sa\u201d didn\u2019t explicitly confirm if the Solana\u2019s network\u2019s issues were once again Raydium related, but did note there have been concerted \u201cstop gaps\u201d put in place to keep Solana online since the DDoS attack from September:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cRight now there&#8217;s a stop-gap in place that prioritizes vote transactions to prevent a full crash, there are additional changes to compute limits and fees relating to this in the works but it&#8217;s not a quick fix that can be rolled out in a few weeks which is why it&#8217;s taking time. It&#8217;s being looked at however.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Cointelegraph has reached out to multiple Solana developers for comment on the DDoS attack, and will update the story if they respond. <\/p>\n<p>According to data from Coingecko, the price of Solana (SOL) has dipped 6.4% over the past 24 hours to sit at $182.79 at the time of writing. Amid a pullback across most of the top crypto assets, SOL has fallen 26.1% over the past 30 days.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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