An official statement on the website
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Beirut, June 11th 2018

Dear Valued Customer,

During the past 4 days, our network experienced a sequence of unusual and extremely large volumetric DDoS attacks. These Cyber-crime activities were originated from thousands of distributed endpoints around the globe, and were targeting the Lebanese infrastructure in general and some of our subnets in specific. As a result your internet connection might have faced intermittent disruptions.

A team of highly qualified security engineers took the necessary measures and actions, with the coordination and assistance of top international security providers, to mitigate the impact of this Cyber-crime activity on our customers. In parallel, a dedicated team of experienced network engineers was continuously adapting the international circuits' usage according to the volume of the attacks.

The above described actions have significantly narrowed the impact of these attacks on your services in a timely and effective manner.

The Ministry of Telecommunication and IDM have notified the relevant authorities that are taking the appropriate actions to address this issue and pursue the matter to the full extent of the law.

We are very sorry for the wide effect caused by these disruptions on your service. Hoping to provide you with the best experience under all circumstances.

We would like to thank you for your usual understanding, and continuous support. IDM will keep providing you with regular updates.

Best Regards,
IDM S.A.L
So does this mean it's fixed now? Or that's just an update on what is going on?
It is not about IDM exactly, but about this DDoS headache.
Before Kreydieh i suggested solution that will defend ogero from such issues, at old management they tried to setup, but failed and quickly gave up.
And 1 year ago again, for new management, i thought it is a chance to do things right, and offered help for ogero again and even met with some people there.
Guess what...
Some ogero managers want to buy multimillion appliance, and surprise that is totally useless for this type of attacks (i consulted about details with some tier global operators).
I guess they think, that if state pay this millions, it removes/outsource headache from them and someone outside will do all setup. They are wrong :)
I ran this solution (btw free) for several entities around the world, and even several lebanese ISPs, but without proper Ogero support it is costly for customers in Lebanon.
I dont offer anything anymore, especially for free (as people look to me like to idiot), i just keep supporting my existing customers.

Current situation: I know, that even a skilled kid can shutdown whole internet in whole country. Let's talk now about investments to any sector that need stable and secure telecommunications.
nuclearcat wroteIt is not about IDM exactly, but about this DDoS headache.
Before Kreydieh i suggested solution that will defend ogero from such issues, at old management they tried to setup, but failed and quickly gave up.
And 1 year ago again, for new management, i thought it is a chance to do things right, and offered help for ogero again and even met with some people there.
Guess what...
Some ogero managers want to buy multimillion appliance, and surprise that is totally useless for this type of attacks (i consulted about details with some tier global operators).
I guess they think, that if state pay this millions, it removes/outsource headache from them and someone outside will do all setup. They are wrong :)
I ran this solution (btw free) for several entities around the world, and even several lebanese ISPs, but without proper Ogero support it is costly for customers in Lebanon.
I dont offer anything anymore, especially for free (as people look to me like to idiot), i just keep supporting my existing customers.

Current situation: I know, that even a skilled kid can shutdown whole internet in whole country. Let's talk now about investments to any sector that need stable and secure telecommunications.
Did you Tweet Kreydieh? Tweet him tell him that you found a way to shutdown the whole internet in the country and that you know the fix without the need of expensive harware.
Maybe he'll ask you for a demo :)
Yes, i did talked year ago, he forwarded me for technical person. I talked with that technical person, and seems that guy was not interested at all in quick&free solution.
Just today i talked with new head of department responsible for this, might try my luck again. But honestly, i hope it is not one more wasted day for me.
And, i don't do attacks under any circumstances even for PoC, because it will affect not only ogero infrastructure, but many others, so it is very illegal.
Are we sure it is a DDoS ? How is it that only IDM is affected ?
This seems a bit shady, like someone is hiding a fuckup or ignorance.
It's not only IDM, Cyberia posted the same message on their website so it was probably a govt' approved statement with an "INSERT NAME HERE".
Azachariou wroteIt's not only IDM, Cyberia posted the same message on their website so it was probably a govt' approved statement with an "INSERT NAME HERE".
cyberia and idm are the same company
Yes, i am sure it is DDoS. Fortunately there is again hope, i will meet with Ogero team again and try to explain same idea as before, how this issue can be solved once and forever, and generally improve state of cybersecurity in Lebanon.
Azachariou wroteIt's not only IDM, Cyberia posted the same message on their website so it was probably a govt' approved statement with an "INSERT NAME HERE".
Cyberia , IDM and GDS are sister companies
صدر عن هيئة اوجيرو البيان الاتي:

“إثر تعرض الشبكة الهاتفية الثابتة في نقاطهاالرئيسية وبعض النقاط الفرعية، لعملية هجوم، مما يعرف فنيا باسم ddos ما قد يعرض شبكة الانترنت الى اضطرابات متقطعة، اتخذ الفريق الفني التابع للهيئة، إجراءات وتدابير فنية عالية جدا، بمساعدة كبار مزودي الانترنت في العالم للتخفيف من تأثير نشاط الجريمة الالكترونية ومكافحتها على الشبكة ومستخدميها، فضلا عن قيام فريق من مهندسي الشبكات ذوي الخبرةالمميزة بتكييف استخدام الدوائر الدولية وفقا لحجم الهجمات.

ان التدابير المتخذة من الفريق الفني، وبتعليمات من وزارة الاتصالات والرئيس المدير العام لهيئة اوجيرو عماد كريديه، أدت الى تضييق نطاق تأثير هذه الهجمات، في الوقت المناسب على خدمات الانترنت في لبنان”.
Today no problem so far.
arzleb wrote
Azachariou wroteIt's not only IDM, Cyberia posted the same message on their website so it was probably a govt' approved statement with an "INSERT NAME HERE".
Cyberia , IDM and GDS are sister companies
As far as i know, IDM bought Cyberia a while ago and thus they are utilizing the GDS network (as in DSP).
Guys, connection was ok over this weekend on IDM?
I have one customer i support connected over IDM, complaining, but i am not sure if it is his issue, or global on IDM.
nuclearcat wroteGuys, connection was ok over this weekend on IDM?
I have one customer i support connected over IDM, complaining, but i am not sure if it is his issue, or global on IDM.
it was OK.
nuclearcat wroteGuys, connection was ok over this weekend on IDM?
I have one customer i support connected over IDM, complaining, but i am not sure if it is his issue, or global on IDM.
Normal here.
6 days later
IDM is offering VDSL. They contacted me today to see if i am interested and in order t schedule a feasibility test. (I have already done one with ogero)
9 days later
Anyone else having issues connecting ?
Red7 wroteAnyone else having issues connecting ?
Yes, i'm sodetel user, a lot of disconnection