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Web sites serviced by DNS and hosting provider Go Daddy were down today. A hacker using the "Anonymous Own3r" Twitter account claimed credit for the outage.
"Go Daddy is experiencing intermittent outages. This is impacting our site and some customer sites," company spokeswoman Elizabeth Driscoll told CNET in a phone interview. "We are working to restore all services and some are back online as we speak."
Driscoll said she could not say how many sites were affected, whether it was thousands or millions, or whether the outage had affected just sites hosted by Go Daddy or those who use its DNS services as well. She also said she could not say what caused the outage or comment on the hacker's claims, although she said the outage started just after 10 am PT today.
"The problem is I just don't have a lot of information for you right now," Driscoll said.
Meanwhile, the company's Twitter account posted this update: "Update: Still working on it, but we're making progress. Some service has already been restored. Stick with us."
The company had acknowledged the problem with a Twitter post earlier that said: "Status Alert: Hey, all. We're aware of the trouble people are having with our site. We're working on it."
And a message on the Go Daddy Support site read: "We are aware of an issue affecting several services, including email, our website and some customer websites. We understand your frustration. We want you to know that our team is investigating the source of the issue and is working to resolve it as quickly as possible."
In response to tweets from customers complaining about the outage and asking when it would be resolved, Go Daddy had tweeted: "Sorry to hear all your frustration. We're working feverishly to resolve as soon as possible."
The problem could be affecting thousands, if not millions, of sites, given that Scottsdale, Arizona-based Go Daddy is not only one of the biggest Web site hosters but also the largest domain registrar. The Go Daddy site itself was accessible earlier today for CNET but was down at last check. Twitter users were complaining that numerous sites hosted by the company were inaccessible.
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