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MN very slow and keep getting this error message

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PinkBuffalo · 19/02/2021 13:13

Hi mnhq
Been having problems with mn this morning, it is horrendously slow and then I keep getting this error message as well
Not sure if it is just me
I am on iPad safari using desktop (because I cannot access the mobile site)

MN very slow and keep getting this error message
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sunflowersandbuttercups · 20/02/2021 19:19

Um, yes they do, all the fucking time, just probably none you're familiar with. If you ran your own site you'd know...

Again, I do understand that.

But it's only here where it seems to happen so often and where it causes so much disruption.

If MN security is so lax that they're subject to DDOS attacks that regularly compromise their website (and in the past which have compromised users personal information) then they need to upgrade their security systems!

sunflowersandbuttercups · 20/02/2021 19:16

[quote NiceTwin]@sunflowersandbuttercups this isn't exclusive to MN, many companies have suffered DDoS attacks Confused[/quote]
Yes, I understand that.

But it's only on MN where it seems to be so regular and disruptive.

MiddletownDreams · 20/02/2021 19:07

I'm back on the iOS app. It's working, in its limited way, the same as usual.

PinkyParrot · 20/02/2021 18:39

Mine seems ok now

thinkingaboutLangCleg · 20/02/2021 18:32

Come on MN. This isn’t on.

This is a place for women to talk to each other. There are plenty of men who want women to shut up. The frequency of attacks is a sign that we're doing something right.

BoreOfWhabylon · 20/02/2021 18:29

Yes indeed.

thinkingaboutLangCleg · 20/02/2021 18:27

I've read that the level of misogyny is frighteningly high in IT workplaces. So a lot of MRAs and transactivists are going to have all the weapons at their disposal to attack a women's discussion site.

BoreOfWhabylon · 20/02/2021 18:07

MNHQ have stickied a thread here

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/site_stuff/4171586-Site-problems-following-DDOS-attack-more-information-here

starsparkle08 · 20/02/2021 18:04

I’m getting it too , thought it was just me

MrsAudreyShapiro · 20/02/2021 17:52

I agree with MechantGourmet it happens all the time. It happened to one of my employer's websites a few weeks ago and wasn't the first time for that site either. They took it down for a while and apologised, but never said publicly what had happened. MN is more open about it than most.

dexterslockedintheshedagain · 20/02/2021 17:51

I can’t get into the mobile site at all, had to go in via desk top site.
iPhone user here.

Anne1958 · 20/02/2021 17:43

I’m having various problems trying to access the forum.

There are error messages and re-connecting messages as well as capatchas to complete.

MechantGourmet · 20/02/2021 17:42

@sunflowersandbuttercups

It’s not really MN’s fault, is it?!

No other website suffers from DDOS attacks like this.

They need to upgrade their security and spend more on the tech side of things. The content here is great but the tech side is like a forum from about 2005.

Um, yes they do, all the fucking time, just probably none you're familiar with. If you ran your own site you'd know...

Lots of dicks have internet access.

BoreOfWhabylon · 20/02/2021 17:37

@Catmaiden

Agree it's suspicious that there is a ddos attack just after a very interesting and illuminating thread on FWR (now turned into swiss cheese due to deletions, unfortunately)

"The watchers" don't like us pesky women talking to each other, I guess!

There was another illuminating thread started overnight. It was taken down by MNHQ this morning.

The OP is a member of the gaming community, as was one of the angry people on the 50:50 thread.

DumplingsAndStew · 20/02/2021 17:35

@Gurufloof

What thread and what people Are we not supposed to mention whatever/whoever it is

It's a thread about politics 50/50 in fwr. Usually when fwr is mentioned someone groans and whines about having blocked the whole subject and why are feminists allowed all over the site/cant we stay in our lane etc. Its only my opinion btw that that thread started the DDOS, that thread got heated and it looks like swiss cheese now too. But the point I guess is still there.

I dont think it's coincidence that the MN twitter account has been interacting with transactivists this afternoon, when a quick squizz suggests that isn't something they normally do on twitter.
Chewit2022 · 20/02/2021 17:32

@Twinkie01

I’m on premium and still not working! Grin. So don’t join thinking it’ll be different!
More I’d be worried I’d given my financial details
Twinkie01 · 20/02/2021 17:32

I’m on premium and still not working! Grin. So don’t join thinking it’ll be different!

skodadoda · 20/02/2021 17:30

@PinkBuffalo

Phew I glad it not just me!
Me too. Seems to be back now, but still slow.
Clymene · 20/02/2021 17:27

Ah - that's why. I'm saddened but not surprised. Women must be punished for talking

Catmaiden · 20/02/2021 17:19

Agree it's suspicious that there is a ddos attack just after a very interesting and illuminating thread on FWR (now turned into swiss cheese due to deletions, unfortunately)

"The watchers" don't like us pesky women talking to each other, I guess!

Mamette · 20/02/2021 17:19

I am also having to go through two captcha forms before I can access the site.

Chewit2022 · 20/02/2021 17:18

Especially now there are paying members

SlopesOff · 20/02/2021 17:18

I have been getting a message which vanishes before I can copy it.

Every so often it stops the page loading and says something like 'Wait while we check something or other' before loading the page.

So, do we need to change passwords again?

And - why is it frowned upon by MN tech to use protonmail for e.mails?

Chewit2022 · 20/02/2021 17:18

So they should invest in more robust infrastructure!

Bluenightowl · 20/02/2021 17:14

PurpleFadesToGreen I received that message on my phone but its ok on the laptop.