Platform under heavy load

Incident Report for Bitfinex

Resolved

Platform returning to normal.
Posted Dec 04, 2017 - 15:59 UTC

Update

The platform is returning to normal operations. We will keep monitoring the situation closely.
Posted Dec 04, 2017 - 13:26 UTC

Update

The cause is a DDoS attack. A person or group is intentionally trying to cause the platform to not operate normally. The level of DDoS protection is being adjusted to fend off the attack.
Posted Dec 04, 2017 - 12:54 UTC

Monitoring

The platform is under heavy load. We are working on bringing the platform back to normal operations.
Posted Dec 04, 2017 - 12:41 UTC