I think they are being DDos'd because some players don't like their agenda, but even when the frontend goes down the miners still connect.

I've had an S9 pointed there for 13 days and every day like clockwork at 8:00 am my time (except for 2 days when it came at around 9) I get my .0078... BTC

I like the pool, I hope they last - if they don't oh well I'm at risk for .0078... Btc