DDOS attack on Dyn server kills access to Amazon, Twitter, Spotify and more

A denial of service attack (DDOS) on server company Dyn, has restricted access to the likes of Twitter, Reddit, Spotify, Github, Airbnb, SoundCloud, PayPal and Netflix on the East Coast of the United States.
The company acknowledged the attack: “We have begun monitoring and mitigating a DDoS attack against our Dyn Managed DNS infrastructure. Our engineers are continuing to work on mitigating this issue.”
It occurred 7am ET and lasted for two hours followed by intermittent o