Official Hackers have been executing DDoS attack on Arma Reforger and DayZ servers for a week

[Sphinx]

On February 1, 2025, Bohemia Interactive revealed that the DDoS attacks weren’t limited to ArmA Reforger but had also impacted DayZ. A group called Xiangjang_zhi on X (AKA StyleSquad6996), claimed responsibility for the attacks earlier that day.

It didn’t take long for discussions to blow up on Reddit and X, with people digging for more details about the hackers’ identities and spreading awareness about the ongoing situation. Some users pointed out that the account in question had a Chinese name, but it was soon revealed to be a group of Russians. According to current theories, the motive behind the attack may be related to community-hosted servers in ArmA that allowed for simulations of the Russian-Ukrainian war.

As for their demands, the hackers are allegedly asking for a ransom of 0,8 bitcoin, roughly $81,000. However, some reports suggest that the attacks wad really carried out ‘for fun’, making their true intentions even more unclear.

It seems the attacks have temporarily stopped, as the latest tweets from Xingjang-zhi now demand contact with Klamacz. However, the servers still appear to be down

Hackers have been executing DDoS attack on Arma Reforger and DayZ servers for a week, now reportedly demanding ransom

The DDoS storm rages on, with new reports suggesting that the group Style Squad Reborn is behind the attacks on DayZ and ArmA Reforger servers.

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[Lesovikkstar]

So typical DayZ player experience? I'm still amazed how many people I see online and irl that play that game and are shocked by the rampant toxicity. Same with Rust. The people that stick around in those games are there FOR the toxicity. I refuse to believe anything else because everything those games do is done better by other games.

 

[Salazar667]

DDoS is the equivilant of getting lots of people to stand in a doorway screaming and being impossible to ignore.

If that's hacking, then I'm an astronaught

 

[Remedy]

The players of these games won't notice there's a DDOS going on. They're all sitting in one spot camping waiting for hours.

 

[Select27]

I just hope Arma and DayZ has better Dev Support than Titanfall