Svenska Spel Takes Poker Room Offline as DDoS Attacks Continue
Key Takeaways
  • “After substantial disruption, it has been decided to temporarily shut down the poker room,” A statement reads.
  • A spike in load seems to coincide with scheduled tournaments, suggesting the attack is targeted at disrupting the rooms highest profile tournament series for maximum exposure.

Svenska Spel has taken its entire online poker operation offline as a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack continues to disrupt games, the operator announced Thursday.

“After substantial disruption, it has been decided to temporarily shut down the poker room,” A statement reads.