- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 29th, 2016
There Are over 100 DDoS Botnets Based on Lizard Squad's LizardStresser
Lizard Squad's tool becomes very popular thanks to the millions of unsecured IoT devices ready for the taking
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 24th, 2016
Anonymous Takes Down Minnesota Courts Website for God Knows What Reason
The Minnesota Judicial Branch website has faced more DDoS attacks than many other more famous online services
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 21st, 2016
Anonymous Suspected of Attacks on Central Banks in Indonesia and South Korea
... but was it really them? Because it doesn't seem so
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 10th, 2016
IETF Proposal Details Using Cookies as Anti-DDoS Protection in DNS Protocol
IETF opens RFC 7873 proposal for public debate
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 7th, 2016
DDoS Attacks Reach All-Time High As Stressers Become More Sophisticated
NTP reflection DDoS attacks were the most popular vector
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 5th, 2016
DDoS Attack on BitGo Bitcoin Wallet Sends Shock Waves Through the Industry
Service resumes operations after a few hours
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 31st, 2016
DDoS Attacks via TFTP Protocol Become a Reality After Research Goes Public
The first weaponized attack script started circulating days after the researchers published their study
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 30th, 2016
Lloyds Bank Taunts Hackers by Saying Cyber-Attacks Are Down 90 Percent
There's no better way to get DDoSed than by bragging about your super-awesome super-secret cyber-security system
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 27th, 2016
Fiverr Suffers Six-Hour DDoS Attack After Removing DDoS-for-Hire Listings
Crooks give Fiverr a piece of their mind
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 26th, 2016
DNS Provider Under Massive DDoS Attack Lasting for More than a Week
DNS provider for Imgur, Yelp, MaxCDN is under attack
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 25th, 2016
Fiverr Removes DDoS-for-Hire Services from Its Marketplace
Scumbags were renting DDoS botnets through Fiverr
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 24th, 2016
UK Teenager Charged with DDoS Attack on Mumsnet Network
Police suspect Paul Buchanan as being the Mumsnet hacker
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 21st, 2016
Ransomware Adds DDoS Capabilities to Annoy Other People, Not Just You
Malware coders get creative, bundle DDoS bots and ransomware
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 17th, 2016
Japanese Kid & Wannabe Anonymous Member Shuts Down 444 Schools with DDoS Attacks
The kids wanted to teach his professors a lesson
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 8th, 2016
Anonymous Attacks Eight More Banks Part of OpIcarus
The Netherlands, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Guernsey, Maldives, Panama, and Kenya
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 6th, 2016
OpIcarus Continues As Anonymous Brings Down Bank of Cyprus
Hackers are serious about their plans to DDoS over 160 banks
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 1st, 2016
Anonymous Ghost Squad Hackers Take Down Black Lives Matter Website
Hackers consider Black Lives Matter movement has entered the realm of racism with its latest speeches