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20th Dec 2016

Couldn’t Access Twitter Or Netflix Last Night? This Is Why

Alana Laverty

Did you have trouble getting onto Twitter, Netflix or using PayPal last night?

Well, you’re not the only one. 

I noticed Twitter was down at about 8.30PM, and according to Independent.ie, it was all due to a cyber attack on little-known internet company Dyn, which disrupted access to Twitter, Netflix, Visa and PayPal. 

A hacker group spread across Russia and China have claimed responsibility for the hack, which was initially contained within America and then spread its way across Europe. 

Scary shtuff.

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