Subj : DDoS attacks take down game studio servers, causing DayZ and Arma
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri Feb 07 2025 20:30:07

DDoS attacks take down game studio servers, causing DayZ and Arma network 
outages

Date:
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 20:28:00 +0000

Description:
The community speculates this has something to do with the Russia - Ukraine 
war.

FULL STORY
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company behind Arma and DayZ suffered a disruptive cyberattack Bohemia 
Interactive game's servers are inaccessible for days The community is 
speculating about the causes of the outage 

If youre a DayZ or Arma Reforger player, you may have noticed issues 
connecting to your favorite games these past couple of days, as the companys 
servers are reportedly suffering a disruptive Distributed Denial of Service ( 
DDoS ) attack, rendering playing the games impossible. 

The company behind these games is called Bohemia Interactive, a Czech-based 
developer and publisher who, according to media reports, first started 
experiencing problems with its servers several days ago. 

A few days later, it confirmed the issues and apologized to the community, 
however five days later, the problems still seems to persist, as there are no 
updates on the companys X page. Political motives 

In the latest tweet, published on February 5, it said: We understand the 
frustration of the community with the server difficulties over the past week. 
And we know that many of you want answers. However, we cannot divulge details 
about the issue or the specifics of our efforts. We know this naturally leads 
to much community speculation, which we cannot prevent. 

 BleepingComputer had also reported the Bohemia Interactive website was not 
functioning - however our tests show it seems to be back up and running. 

Since the company did not want to disclose details about the issues, 
speculation is running rampant. On Reddit, a group named 'styled squad 
reborn' assumed responsibility for the attack, the publication found. The 
motives are unknown, but the group did say it wanted to see drastic changes 
in the companys games, as well as in the company itself. 

It denied claims it was asking for money. Some people also think this is 
related to the Russia - Ukraine war, and how it was portrayed in the games. 

Until Bohemia comes forward with more details, theres no way of knowing what 
actually happened. We have reached out to the company with additional 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/ddos-attacks-take-down-game-studio-caus
e-dayz-and-arma-network-outages


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