BBC Website And iPlayer Crippled Following Massive DDoS Attack
As for the image of a dog chasing its own tail, it's based on BBC's reporting of the situation. The site posted a statement on Twitter in the early morning hours saying it was "aware of a technical issue" affecting its website, but declined to elaborate. A BBC News
So there you have it -- BBC acknowledged a technical issue (duh) while one of its own journalists heard from people within the organization that it was a DDoS attack, but for some unknown reason the site won't go on record as saying so.
Meanwhile in the BBC IT department. #bbcdown pic.twitter.com/WlXDdGLoqX
— Jeremey Corbyn (@jeremeycorbyn) December 31, 2015
And this one:
Errrrrrrmmm does anyone know where this goes? #bbcdown pic.twitter.com/nCjoDAvYU9
— Anfernee Damaja (@D4majaUK) December 31, 2015