computer time synch lost - the Twitter hack ?

[tradr]

this thread isn't related to NinjaTrader directly and I don't see any threads related to
it but the hack imo was a serious matter

did the NinjaTrader service have any problems ? or any of the feeds ? any users ?

I noticed about at 11:55 am pst Tuesday morning my computer time was off
I've used Dimension 4 for years but trying to synch at Any other server than the one
I was using got the same msg, 'can't connect to server'
downloaded another syncher but that couldn't connect to its server, then about one
hour later I re-installed D4 and the synch worked ok

what exactly was the Twitter hack ?
just how much of the net etc infrastructure did it hit since All the time synch servers
were out World Wide
why would the time synch servers go down ?
was it a single hack ?
didn't have any chart/order entry programs open at the time but others on the EliteTrader
forums reported various problems

'AP Twitter Hack Preceded By A Phishing Attempt, News Org Says'

http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/23/ap-twitter-hack-preceded-by-a-phishing-attempt-news-org-says/

[NinjaTrader_Kyle]

Hello,

Thank you for your post.

I'm not aware of any specific issues related to this. Could you provide the full message from the error you mentioned seeing at the time? Were you syncing with an internet time server or connecting to your brokerage?

[tradr]

judging by the small number of thread views and no replies this was a non event
for NT users

perhaps Kyle I'm incorrectly associating the problem I experienced with the hack

the two attacks yesterday were 1: Twitter was hacked 2: the false message that the
Whitehouse had been bombed and the President injured which caused the mini
crash in the ES
however as said a number of members at ET reported various problems such as
not being able to logon to their broker - IB and Schwab as well as not being able
to enter orders or orders hanging, and my similar thread on ET has only had one
other person stating they'd also lost their computer time synch

what got me was the problem went beyond the Twitter hack, was it the same hack
or something in addition to have affected brokers and if the same source, the time
synch problem which in my case was knocked out and as said didn't come back
on for over an hour. this could I suppose have been the result of measures being
taken against the hack, don't know what, but it's the fact that what happened app-
ears to have been far more widespread than the Twitter hack alone
there's no news in the general media besides the hack relating to the other prob-
lems I'm also associating with the hack, so maybe the other stuff's just a coinci-
dence

[NinjaTrader_RyanL]

Hello tradr,


Thank you for the follow up.


We have not experienced any issues related to this event that occurred yesterday.


Your situation may be a coincidence. I would like to make sure of this by investigating your latest diagnostic files for any errors.


Please send a note to Support [AT] NinjaTrader [DOT] com with "ATTN: Ryan L." in the subject line.

In the message, please include the following:
1.) A link to this forum thread.
2.) A copy of your trace file from the 23rd of April:
You will find the trace file in the Documents > NinjaTrader 7 > Trace folder.

• The trace file will be named "trace.20130423.txt"

[tradr]

thanks for the offer Ryan, but I didn't have NT open at the time