Such third-party software is incorporated into online platforms of many types, and Apache is believed to be installed and running on at least 175 million devices worldwide.

Patching the vulnerability has caused unexpected downtime on other sites earlier this month. Ignition’s mention of an upgrade issue could tie it to an Apache software vulnerability discovered in late November that some analysts have rated a “10 out of 10” in terms of vulnerability. While conspiracy-minded players’ thoughts ran toward DDoS attacks or other similar exploits, such extortion-themed activity probably wasn’t the cause for the downtime. Again, we apologize for the inconvenience.- Ignition Casino DecemFailed upgrade possibly linked to recent Apache Log4J vulnerability We've been working hard to restore access and we expect to be up again by 5pm ET. Update: An upgrade that failed to successfully launch has been the cause of the outage today.

We know we are still looking like at least 7-8 hours away from being back, but know your balances are completely secure while we fix this and we’ll update you again in three hours.” The overall string of Twitter updates, though, left the live resumption of activity as an open question until Saturday’s resolution: Perhaps the most informative message was a Friday post that declared, “Regularly scheduled maintenance sucks when it goes wrong. Ignition offered its customers updates as frequently as every three hours on Twitter, though there was a certain sameness as message after message amounted to little more than “We’re working on it. The software network involved all sites and gambling forms, including the popular grey-market Bovada sports betting site. The yet to be detailed software problem involved an extensive “fix” which lasted throughout the two-day stretch. The unexpected downtime followed an apparent system freeze or crash on Thursday afternoon, North America time, and lasted until Saturday morning. Ignition Casino and other sites on the PaiWangLuo (Bodog) Network have resumed live activity after nearly two days of downtime that found customers expressing concerns despite reassurances from Ignition and other Bodog-related sites across social media.

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