Persistent DDoS attacks disrupt T1 training and personal streams
Since March 2024, DDoS attacks targeting the T1 roster have disrupted players' individual practice and streaming. On 4 April, the team was again unable to carry out solo queue practice normally, hampering its play-off preparations. After measures were taken to protect the players, even ordinary players who played alongside them became targets, and in June T1 suspended its LoL roster's streaming indefinitely.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- T1
- Incident type
- DDoS
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Disruption to roster training, play-off preparations and personal streams, plus financial losses
- Cause / method
- Persistent DDoS attacks targeting ordinary players who played alongside the roster
- Location
- South Korea
Timeline
- Head coach Kim Jeong-gyun said the roster was struggling to practise because of DDoS attacks.
- T1 temporarily suspended its roster's streaming due to DDoS attacks.
- T1 said it had been unable to carry out solo queue practice normally, disrupting its play-off preparations.
- Persistent DDoS attacks led T1 to suspend its LoL roster's streaming indefinitely.
- T1's financial losses from the DDoS attacks came to light.
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