WHAT HAPPENED?

Some College of Computing sites are hosted on cc-benson.cc.gatech.edu were inaccessible.
 

Affected Sites:
arc.gatech.edu
mshci.gatech.edu
omscs.gatech.edu
 

WHEN DID IT HAPPEN?

Monitoring indicated that omscs.cc.gatech.edu was down beginning around 4:38pm, 3/31/23.  Services were restored at 10:30pm on 3/31/23.
 

WHY DID IT HAPPEN?

A high volume of traffic was hitting the server. TSO was able to determine that it was a denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.

WHO IS AFFECTED?

Users attempting to access any of the above websites.
 

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?

No user action is required.
 

WHO SHOULD YOU CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS?

Feel free to contact the TSO Help Desk (CCB 322, 404.894.7065, helpdesk@cc.gatech.edu).

Owner of Alert
TSO