DDoS attack on Blizzard's Battle.net disrupts game access
On 12 November 2026, Blizzard's Battle.net suffered a DDoS attack, causing connection delays, login failures and disconnections across several games. Blizzard confirmed the attack and took steps to mitigate it, and around an hour after the attack began, the warning disappeared and users reported reconnecting. Further connection problems occurred that day, but the cause of the second disruption was not confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Blizzard
- Incident type
- DDoS
- Occurred / detected
- 2026-11-12
- Scale of damage
- Connection delays, login failures and disconnections across several games
- Cause / method
- DDoS attack targeting Battle.net
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- A DDoS attack on Battle.net began at around 9:50 am KST, disrupting access to several games.
- Around an hour after the attack began, the warning disappeared and users reported reconnecting.
- Further connection problems occurred, but their cause was not confirmed.
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