KVR Audio

m-ac · Post by **m-ac** » Thu Mar 03, 2022 12:31 pm

I received a random email this morning from accusonus with one of my serials in there, and when I try and visit the site it appears to be down. Has anyone else received any strange email from them today?

yppse · Post by **yppse** » Thu Mar 03, 2022 12:36 pm

Got an email with my serial, too

ramseysounds · Post by **ramseysounds** » Thu Mar 03, 2022 12:41 pm

Same here

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Thu Mar 03, 2022 12:45 pm

Looks like it could be a DDoS attack.

"Our servers are down due to excessive traffic!
We're aware of the issue and are working on it urgently".

I would refrain from opening their e-mails for the time being until there is more information.

JonSolo · Post by **JonSolo** » Thu Mar 03, 2022 1:10 pm

The site is down. You can get to the login page, but cannot log in. Could just be maintenance for a new site/transfer.

fisherKing · Post by **fisherKing** » Thu Mar 03, 2022 1:10 pm

here too, thought it was a glitch...

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Thu Mar 03, 2022 1:15 pm

Here the message has changed from "Our servers are down due to excessive traffic!" to "We are doing a scheduled maintenance to our servers!".

The Firefox tab still shows excessive traffic

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Biome_Digital · Post by **Biome_Digital** » Thu Mar 03, 2022 1:42 pm

It's down if I check. But ALWAYS be careful with emails.

dblock · Post by **dblock** » Thu Mar 03, 2022 3:32 pm

Teksonik wrote: Thu Mar 03, 2022 12:45 pm Looks like it could be a DDoS attack.

"Our servers are down due to excessive traffic!
We're aware of the issue and are working on it urgently".

I would refrain from opening their e-mails for the time being until there is more information.

This what I read about DDos attacks is that happens to be what it is.
"DDoS attacks cannot steal website visitors information. The sole purpose of a DDoS attack is to overload the website resources. However, DDoS attacks can be used as a way of extortion and blackmailing. For example, website owners can be asked to pay a ransom for attackers to stop a DDoS attack." Sounds like if it is that kind of attack, it would be aimed at the website owners not visitors of the website."

LeVzi · Post by **LeVzi** » Thu Mar 03, 2022 3:45 pm

I didn't even know I owned a plugin of theirs...

Or I just forgot.

dblock · Post by **dblock** » Thu Mar 03, 2022 3:48 pm

LeVzi wrote: Thu Mar 03, 2022 3:45 pm I didn't even know I owned a plugin of theirs...

Or I just forgot.

yeah, I bought a couple of their plugins quite a few years ago but never use anymore. They sent 3 serial numbers to my inbox too.

beely · Post by **beely** » Thu Mar 03, 2022 4:19 pm

Maybe as Facebook acquired them, they are making sure their users get their registration codes before changing up their business and moving on to other things..?

https://www.pro-tools-expert.com/produc ... -accusonus

dblock · Post by **dblock** » Thu Mar 03, 2022 4:26 pm

beely wrote: Thu Mar 03, 2022 4:19 pm Maybe as Facebook acquired them, they are making sure their users get their registration codes before changing up their business and moving on to other things..?

https://www.pro-tools-expert.com/produc ... -accusonus

Interesting. I didn't know Facebook acquired them.

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Thu Mar 03, 2022 4:28 pm

dblock wrote: Thu Mar 03, 2022 3:32 pm
Teksonik wrote: Thu Mar 03, 2022 12:45 pm Looks like it could be a DDoS attack.

"Our servers are down due to excessive traffic!
We're aware of the issue and are working on it urgently".

I would refrain from opening their e-mails for the time being until there is more information.
This what I read about DDos attacks is that happens to be what it is.
"DDoS attacks cannot steal website visitors information. The sole purpose of a DDoS attack is to overload the website resources. However, DDoS attacks can be used as a way of extortion and blackmailing. For example, website owners can be asked to pay a ransom for attackers to stop a DDoS attack." Sounds like if it is that kind of attack, it would be aimed at the website owners not visitors of the website."

Yes I am aware of what DDoS attacks are and I never said customer information was compromised but if people are suddenly getting emails they did not receive in the past I would still urge caution at least until they hear from Accusonus as to what really happened.

The main address still shows "we are doing a scheduled maintenance to our servers" although the log-in page is available. I'm going to wait until things clear up a bit before trying to log in if for no other reason than an abundance of caution.

woodsdenis · Post by **woodsdenis** » Thu Mar 03, 2022 5:14 pm

Didn't they get taken over by Meta/Facebook, maybe they are just reissuing licenses for safekeeping

Something wrong at Accusonus?