MN very slow and keep getting this error message

[PinkBuffalo]

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)

@Karwomannghia

Maybe we see it on mn because we’re on it so much!

That's probably truer than any of us would like to admit!

App isn’t working on my IPad

Thanks @JustineMumsnet and MNHQ

Can't help wondering if it's sheer coincidence that over the last few days the feminist boards have been visited by a couple of very angry people who also happen to be members of the gaming community.

@LaMarschallin

Gurufloof

I think a certain thread caused this DDOS as it happens. Some people sure do have a thing about subjects being discussed more, almost like theres something to hide

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

Which thread is that @Gurufloof?

I agree it’s been glitchy as last few days this didn’t just happen this morning.

Communication with users (and I’m guessing advertisers too) seems pretty poor from what I can see. There was nothing on other sm. I emailed mnhq via an old email from them and was told at that point (mid afternoon today) that their sm teams would be alerted - why weren’t they already? So apparently even in house comms are poor.

Yes the real villain is the person/s unknown committing the ddos but in a modern, wealthy business I don’t think it’s expecting too much that your IT security be as robust as possible?

And that you let users/advertisers know when there’s an issue?

@Graphista

I agree it’s been glitchy as last few days this didn’t just happen this morning.

Communication with users (and I’m guessing advertisers too) seems pretty poor from what I can see. There was nothing on other sm. I emailed mnhq via an old email from them and was told at that point (mid afternoon today) that their sm teams would be alerted - why weren’t they already? So apparently even in house comms are poor.

Yes the real villain is the person/s unknown committing the ddos but in a modern, wealthy business I don’t think it’s expecting too much that your IT security be as robust as possible?

And that you let users/advertisers know when there’s an issue?

The glitches were a separate issue Graphista...

@ifitpleasesandsparkles

App is unusable for me at the moment

Yes sorry the app is out of action for now while the firewall's up.

@AaronPurr

Were the issues in the last few days related to DDOS attacks?

No they weren't - separate issue it seems.

TBH I don't use the app on my phone. I just use the mobile site through the browser. Too many posters have said that the app has less functionality, so I never bothered using it.

Maybe none of us have nothing better to do so there is lots of traffic 🤷🏻‍♀️

Whats going on? I'm being asked to click on very small photos of bicycles that I can't see properly and then got a message that I'm temporarily banned?????

I logged onto the laptop and it seems ok (for now?) but I can't access on my phone at all?

Is it safe to use Mumsnet when my iPad is having to go through a screen first saying “checking your browser”

It seems to be working better now though I had to prove I‘m human by clicking on bikes (iPadOS 14.4)

The ‘I am a human’ photos are irritatingly small, and I’ve had to do it 3 or 4 times before getting in just now. Pretty much unusable

Thank you for all updates @JustineMumsnet and MNHQ
I not really understand a lot of this, but can see you got problems, I hope it gets sorted for you
Bit mean of people targeting the site I depend on mumsnet a bit cos I by my own and it is a bit social for me
But although I got the checking browser thing, it is letting me in now I back from my walk so fingers crossed it all be ok

Just chiming in that's I've had trouble today too. Both on the Ipad and on the 'proper' computer.

Will we have to change our paswords again?

I have been trying to access MN to find this thread and it’s taken ages because I keep getting the error message.

I started getting this too.

iPhone XR on safari.

@sunflowersandbuttercups this isn't exclusive to MN, many companies have suffered DDoS attacks

Will we have to change our paswords again?

Would also like to know this. How safe are we ?

Thank you for all updates @JustineMumsnet and MNHQ, that’s very helpful. It has been slow the past few days, but let’s hope things improve.

Can you sort the screen sliding all over the CoOp ad ?
I did ask this the other day.

@JustineMumsnet

What I meant by asking if the issue over the last few days were connected, was wondering if maybe the new release a couple of days ago left a gap somewhere that was letting things be more easily targeted than usual. Glad to hear that's not the case, though.

Hope it's all resolved soon.

Same here, but only since this afternoon. Android phone and PC both doing same, brave browser for both.

@DobbyTheHouseElk

Another attack? I’ve lost count over the years how frequent this is. Come on MN. This isn’t on.

You think this is something they have chosen??