The horses mouth actually does say it, you'll note they said "This issue was caused by a problem with a third-party Internet provider." As soon as I read this

The horses mouth actually does say it, you'll note they said "This issue was caused by a problem with a third-party Internet provider." As soon as I read this and saw the myetherwallet announcement I called it last night that's exactly what they did, and today I find out that was the case.