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Hey everyone,
it looks like the Minecraft authentication and launcher services are currently down. According to network monitoring sources, the Aisuru botnet might be behind a massive DDoS attack that’s affecting multiple gaming platforms, including Mojang’s infrastructure (notably
Reports mention peaks of nearly 30 Tbps , one of the largest recorded attacks ever. Earlier this week, Steam, Sony’s PSN, and Riot Games were also hit by similar disruptions, likely from the same botnet.
This could explain why players can’t log in or launch the game right now.
If you’re getting “Authentication servers are down” or launcher connection errors, it’s not just you.
Let’s hope Mojang and Microsoft can mitigate this quickly.
Stay patient, folks ! it should be back soon once mitigation kicks in.
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it looks like the Minecraft authentication and launcher services are currently down. According to network monitoring sources, the Aisuru botnet might be behind a massive DDoS attack that’s affecting multiple gaming platforms, including Mojang’s infrastructure (notably
launchermeta.mojang.com).Reports mention peaks of nearly 30 Tbps , one of the largest recorded attacks ever. Earlier this week, Steam, Sony’s PSN, and Riot Games were also hit by similar disruptions, likely from the same botnet.
This could explain why players can’t log in or launch the game right now.
If you’re getting “Authentication servers are down” or launcher connection errors, it’s not just you.
Let’s hope Mojang and Microsoft can mitigate this quickly.
Stay patient, folks ! it should be back soon once mitigation kicks in.
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