Today's Steam Outage May Have Been Part of a Massive DDoS Attack Targeting Xbox, PlayStation, Riot, and Other Game Companies
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Massive DDoS Attack Knocks Out Steam, Riot, and Other Services
A major DDoS attack disrupted several major gaming platforms, including Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, Riot Games, and Epic Games, causing widespread outages and connection issues across multiple services. Massive DDoS Attack on Steam, Riot Games and others What Happened The coordinated attack occurred shortly before 11 PM ET in early October. Reports first surfaced from Riot […]
Steam, Riot Games, and others may have been hit with a DDoS attack earlier today that broke records
Outages appear to have affected many gaming services and titles simultaneously, sparking rumors of a coordinated DDoS attack.This info Steam, Riot Games, and others may have been hit with a DDoS attack earlier today that broke records was first published on Gamepressure.com 07 October 2025.
Yesterday there was a well-timed failure of the popular Spie leplattform Steam. Suddenly millions of gamers could no longer register or acquire games. Likely, a DDoS attack is behind the failure, which probably also met other services. (Read more)
Steam Is Down Right Now, Suspected DDoS Attack Causing Major Outage
Steam and other major networks are experiencing widespread service issues, with signs pointing to a massive DDoS attack. If you’ve been struggling to log into Steam or your favorite Riot Games titles today, you’re not alone. Starting late Monday night (Oct 6, U.S. time) and rolling into Tuesday morning, thousands of players around the world began reporting that Steam, League of Legends, VALORANT, and even other online services were down, and the…
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