Extra Life site knocked out by hackers

The Extra Life video game streaming marathons for charity began this morning, but a few hours ago the event's main site went offline. The event's director Jeromy Adams has now said on the Extra Life facebook page that the downtime occurred because the site was DDoSed.

We’ve discovered that the Extra Life website experienced a DDoS attack against our datacenter. I am not sure what kind of person would DDoS a charitable initiative.

I am so sorry that you are going through this frustration today. Our entire team is purely heartbroken that someone would do this. But it has happened.

As frustrating as this is for everyone involved, it pales in comparison to what the kids we’re trying to save go through. That reality, for me personally, is about the only thing keeping me somewhat calm right now.

I am very angry and very sorry. You deserve better than this. The kids deserve better than this.

The main Extra Life stream can be viewed at Twitch.