A host of Blizzard games — including Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2 — were hit with a series of DDoS attacks over the weekend, the studio has confirmed.
During peak times on Sunday (June 25), Blizzard servers were hit by a DDoS attack which meant players kept being disconnected from the studio’s games and often couldn’t log in at all.
“We are investigating the login issues affecting Diablo 4 and working to resolve these as soon as possible,” read a message from Battle.net customer service. “Players may experience queues while we work on the issue.”
[#D4] We are investigating the login issues affecting Diablo IV and working to resolve these as soon as possible. Players may experience queues while we work on the issue.
— Blizzard CS – The Americas (@BlizzardCS) June 25, 2023
The issues began early on Sunday, however later that day, Activision Blizzard confirmed that it was still working on the problem.
“We are currently experiencing a DDoS attack, which may result in high latency and disconnections for some players,” it confirmed on Twitter. “We are actively working to mitigate this issue.
A DDoS attack is a form of cyber-attack, and is short for Distributed Denial of Service. Essentially, the servers are flooded with a massive number of connections, making it difficult for them to cope with regular users and denying real players the ability to log in.
Besides Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2, users reported issues logging into other Blizzard games such as Diablo 2: Resurrected and .
