DDoS attacks halt LCK matches and disrupt broadcasts
In February 2024, DDoS attacks disrupted player connections and broadcasts in the LCK, causing matches to be delayed or suspended. The league responded with private pre-recorded broadcasts and matches behind closed doors, and in March it introduced offline game servers at LoL Park to bring the league back to normal.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- LCK
- Incident type
- DDoS
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Match delays and suspensions, and disrupted live broadcasts
- Cause / method
- DDoS attacks
- Location
- South Korea
Timeline
- Lengthy LCK match delays and a switch to recorded broadcasts were reported, with the exact cause still under investigation.
- Following successive DDoS attacks, week 6 of the Spring split was switched to private pre-recorded broadcasts.
- Live broadcasts resumed behind closed doors.
- The league said it had introduced offline game servers at LoL Park and was working to bring the league back to normal.
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