- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 21st, 2016
Hacktivist Group Promises to Take Down Worldwide Media with DDoS Attacks
New group has a bone to pick with global news agencies
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 21st, 2016
New DDoS Attacks Cripple Blizzard's Network Two Days in a Row
PoodleCorp continues Blizzard DDoS onslaught
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 20th, 2016
Malvertising Campaign Using RIG EK Detected Pushing CrypMIC Ransomware
Users should install an ad blocker just to be safe
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 19th, 2016
Blizzard Hit with DDoS Attack, PoodleCorp Takes Credit
Servers are now back up and running normally
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 17th, 2016
Wall Street Software Firm Sued After Losing $6 Million in Email Scam
Victim claims breach of procedures, carelessness
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 14th, 2016
EurekAlert Shuts Down Website Following "Serious Security Breach"
Hacker releases embargoed researcher papers on Twitter
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 13th, 2016
Cyber-Attack Makes VoIP Provider Issue Notification for Possible Data Breach
VoIPTalk asks customers to reset their VoIP/SIP passwords
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 12th, 2016
Nuclear Watchdog Suffers DDoS Attack Ahead of North Korea's Nuclear Test
Russia may be behind the attacks as well, not just N. Korea
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 7th, 2016
Intel Spins Off McAfee as Standalone Company for $3.1 Billion
Intel will keep a 49 percent stake in the new company
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 5th, 2016
"Catastrophic" DDoS Attack Pummels Linode Servers over Labor Day Weekend
Could this be the sign of a new data breach?
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 5th, 2016
Sophos Antivirus Screw-Up Blocks Windows Users from Logging In
Sophos fixes issue by Sunday morning, all is fine now
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 4th, 2016
Project Argus Is an Outlook Plugin for Reporting Phishing Attacks
You can now report suspicious emails by pushing one button
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 2nd, 2016
Ghost Squad Hackers Deface 12 Afghan Government Websites
Targets include the web portals of various ministries
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 1st, 2016
Betabot Trojan Steals Your Passwords and Then Installs Ransomware
Money-hungry crooks find a new way to monetize their tool
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 30th, 2016
Saudi Arabia Holds "Urgent" Talks Following Recent Cyber-Attacks
No details offered on who was behind the cyber-attacks
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 30th, 2016
Danish Man Arrested for DDoS Attacks on Finnish State Websites
Attacker also DDoSed sites in Denmark, Norway, and the US
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 29th, 2016
Website of Sri Lanka's President Defaced by Local Hacktivists
Based on the defacement message, hackers could be teenagers