- Incidents
- By Bogdan Popa
- November 25th, 2016
European Commission Suffers DDoS Attack, Servers Go Offline for Several Hours
No data breach was recorded, the EC explains
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 30th, 2016
Teen Behind Titanium DDoS Stresser Pleads Guilty in London
Titanium Stresser used for 1.7 million DDoS attacks
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 30th, 2016
The Internet's Biggest Hacking Forum Removes Its DDoS-for-Hire Section
Hack Forums removes section for advertising DDoS booters
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 28th, 2016
The Super-Dangerous Rex Botnet Has Only Around 150 Bots
Rex incorporates some features from the Mirai malware
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 28th, 2016
Bug Bounty Hunter Launches Accidental DDoS Attack on 911 Systems via iOS Bug
Man behind attack is an 18-year-old iOS bug hunter
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 27th, 2016
Dolphin Killing Season Brings New Waves of Anonymous DDoS Attacks
Hacktivist group doesn't let up. Reembarks on #OpKillingBay
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 27th, 2016
Botnet of 100,000 IoT Devices Behind Dyn DDoS Attack
Much smaller botnet than the one used against Krebs
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 26th, 2016
LDAP Servers Can Amplify DDoS Attacks by 46 to 55 Times
New DDoS reflection attack vector discovered
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 26th, 2016
Singapore Telco Blames Recent DDoS Attacks on Compromised IoT Devices
DDoS attacks targeted Singapore's StarHub ISP
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 25th, 2016
Syrian Cyber Army Claims DDoS Attacks on Belgian Media
Syrian hackers angry because Belgium had participated in an air strike on a small village that killed 6 people
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 24th, 2016
Chinese IoT Vendor Recalls Devices Suspected of Being Part of Mirai DDoS Botnet
Company also threatens to sue accusers for slander
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 21st, 2016
Big Chunk of the Internet Goes Down After DDoS Attack Hits Major DNS Provider
Dyn DNS provider suffers major DDoS attack
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 20th, 2016
Anonymous Hacker Officially Charged for Boston Hospital DDoS Attacks
Gottesfeld faces up to ten years in prison
- Advisories
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 14th, 2016
Mirai IoT DDoS Trojan Now Targets Cellular Network Equipment
Mirai trojan becomes more dangerous by targeting critical equipment in mobile 3G and 4G LTE networks
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 12th, 2016
AVTECH Shuns Security Firm and Leaves All Products Vulnerable Without a Patch
Over 130,000 vulnerable products available online
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 9th, 2016
Alleged Lizard Squad and PoodleCorp Members Arrested
Two members arrested in the US and the Netherlands
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 5th, 2016
Akamai Post-Mortem Report Confirms Mirai as Source of Krebs DDoS Attacks
Almost half of Mirai bots located in the EMEA region