Ask HN: Has Netflix been hacked?

#1

Post by hellofunk » Mon, Jun 11, 2018, 9:50 PM UTC

Netflix services appear to be down, and their Twitter account appears to have been hacked.

Re: Ask HN: Has Netflix been hacked?

#2

Post by wojcikstefan » Mon, Jun 11, 2018, 9:55 PM UTC

What makes you believe their Twitter account has been hacked?

Re: Ask HN: Has Netflix been hacked?

#3

Post by wojcikstefan » Mon, Jun 11, 2018, 10:00 PM UTC

wojcikstefan wrote: post #2

What makes you believe their Twitter account has been hacked?

Particularly this tweet seems to prove otherwise: https://twitter.com/Netflixhelps/status/1006294473645715457

"We are aware of members having trouble streaming on all devices. We are investigating the issue and appreciate your patience."

Re: Ask HN: Has Netflix been hacked?

#4

Post by dantheman0207 » Mon, Jun 11, 2018, 10:02 PM UTC

wojcikstefan wrote: post #2

What makes you believe their Twitter account has been hacked?

Official [netflix twitter](https://twitter.com/NETFLIX) looks normal, but the site is down hard for me (503 & 504 errors) in Amsterdam.

Re: Ask HN: Has Netflix been hacked?

#5

Post by hellofunk » Mon, Jun 11, 2018, 10:08 PM UTC

wojcikstefan wrote: post #2

What makes you believe their Twitter account has been hacked?

I thought it seemed strange that during the last hour while their services have been down, their twitter has been giving away all these weird coupons that seem to have nothing to do with Netflix.

Re: Ask HN: Has Netflix been hacked?

#6

Post by pnunesc » Mon, Jun 11, 2018, 10:15 PM UTC

Chaos monkey doing his magic! ;)