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5:58 PM EST: The attacks have been blocked. All systems are fully operational. The data center will continue to monitor things.

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5:23 PM EST: Just a quick update. It looks like the data center is under a major DDOS (denial of service) attack and is working to mitigate the issue. They are working hard. More updates in the next hour.

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4:38 PM EST: Data center is still working on the issue. (It is affecting many customers beyond us.) More updates to follow. Thanks for your patience!

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4:04 PM EST: We are aware of an issue affecting the data center that manages our systems. We will provide updates as soon as we have them. Thanks for your patience!

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12:55pm EST: All systems go.

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12:41pm EST: We are investing a server outage issue. We will provide updates as soon as we have them. Thanks for your patience!

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UPDATE (7:39am EST): All systems are now fully operational, including file services. Have a great day!

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UPDATE (12:00am EST): In case you haven’t seen, websites are live! There are still some issues and updates we are working through (namely latency), but overall, systems are functioning well. Note that file uploads have been temporarily disabled while we do further updates. Enjoy!

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UPDATE (8:12pm EST): We are getting MUCH closer. We can actually see the finish line. Another update coming by 12am or sooner. Thank you to the many clients who have reached out to us with encouraging notes. Amazing.

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UPDATE BULLETIN (2:24pm EST): Please read the following bulletin from last night. UPDATE: We are making progress! DNS and Mail are up and running; restoring web services will take some time, but we are on the road to recovery. We will provide a further update later tonight.

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UPDATE BULLETIN (4:48am EST): Please read the following bulletin from last night. One update: Our data center Is providing us with more dedicated resources today, so we are hopeful that real progress will be made on getting services back online soon.

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UPDATE BULLETIN (10:30pm EST): Please read the following bulletin for a detailed update on where we're at with service restoration. Thank you for your patience!

[Bark Communications @BarkComm]

UPDATE BULLETIN (1:30pm EST): Please read the following bulletin for a detailed update on where we're at with service restoration. Thank you for your patience!

[Bark Communications @BarkComm]

UPDATE (12:15pm EST): No significant changes from our last update. Data center is still working on data restoration for us (and hundreds of their other customers), which takes time. Our team has been communicating around the clock with them. Next update: 4pm or sooner.

[Bark Communications @BarkComm]

UPDATE (8:28am EST): No significant changes from our last update. Data center is still working on data restoration for us (and hundreds of their other customers), which takes time. Our team has been communicating around the clock with them. Next update: 12pm