Hulu is experiencing a major outage tonight.
Users reported issues with the app starting around 3:00 p.m. ET, with many having trouble logging into their accounts.
Others had trouble connecting to the internet. Hulu’s support team acknowledged the issue and said it was investigating the cause.
Cybercrime group SN Blackmeta claims responsibility for the outage.
Hulu (logo pictured above) is experiencing a major outage tonight
It is believed that the outage was caused by a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack.
This attack floods a server with Internet traffic, preventing users from accessing online services.
The attacker attempts to extract money from the organization in exchange for stopping the attack.
Hulu has more than 50 million paying subscribers, while 4.5 million users subscribe to the streamer’s Hulu Live TV package.
The subscription starts at $7.99 per month, including ads.