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Preliminary Report Oct 21st Security Incident

  1. Investigating(current)
  2. Trending(upcoming)
  3. Workaround available(upcoming)
  4. Resolved(upcoming)

Executive summary

The HackerNews API experienced a rate limit issue, affecting the number of requests per second. The incident is currently under investigation.

No verified workaround yet

None of the linked reports describe a mitigation. Follow this incident to hear when one appears.

Technical root cause

Under active investigation. No report has identified a root cause yet.

Evidence

2 reports · 1 HN, 1 LobstersShow
  1. [1]
    HN First report
    Preliminary Report Oct 21st Security Incident(opens Hacker News thread in a new tab)

    by meetpateltech 37upvotes 8comments

  2. [2]
    Lobsters
    Railway Preliminary Report: Oct 21st Security Incident(opens Lobste.rs thread in a new tab)

    by insom 5upvotes 9comments96% match

Timeline

  1. First report on Hacker News thread

    Preliminary Report Oct 21st Security Incident

    Source
  2. Confirmed on Lobste.rs thread

    Railway Preliminary Report: Oct 21st Security Incident

    Source