- Advisories
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 13th, 2016
Armada Collective DDoS Extortion Group Now Threatens Ransomware Infections
DDoS extortion campaigns continue even today
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 12th, 2016
It Only Takes 6,000 Smartphones to DDoS US 911 Services
You need 200,000 smartphones to shut down 911 across the US
- Security Blog
- 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
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 10th, 2016
Journalist Under Attack After Exposing DDoS-for-Hire Service
128 Gbps DDoS attack hits Brian Krebs' website
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 7th, 2016
Vienna Airport Targeted by Turkish Hackers
DDoS attacks fails to bring down airport operations
- Security Blog
- 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?
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 5th, 2016
LuaBot Is the First DDoS Malware Coded in Lua Targeting Linux Platforms
LuaBot is the latest addition to the Linux malware scene
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 5th, 2016
Mirai DDoS Trojan Is the Next Big Threat to IoT Devices and Linux Servers
Mirai evolves from the source code of Gafgyt
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 2nd, 2016
Attackers Combine Three Botnets to Launch Massive DDoS Attack
Crooks use a botnet of CCTV cameras, one of home routers, and one made up by compromised web servers
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 31st, 2016
DDoS Attacks During Rio Olympics Peaked at 540 Gbps
Anonymous was likely behind most of the attacks
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 30th, 2016
There's a 120,000-Strong IoT DDoS Botnet Lurking Around
Over one million IoT devices compromised overall
- Security Blog
- 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
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 25th, 2016
PNScan Linux Trojan Resurfaces with New Attacks Targeting Routers in India
Linux.PNScan trojan almost died out by the end of 2015
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 23rd, 2016
DDoS Attack Hits Blizzard on Final Day of Overwatch Summer Games Event
Blizzard's Battle.net goes down for three hours today
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 21st, 2016
Teen Avoids Jail Time After DDoSing Australia's Biggest Bank & E-Crime Portal
Teenager sentenced to a "family conference"
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 21st, 2016
Around Four in Five DNSSEC Servers Can Be Hijacked for DDoS Attacks
DNSSEC is the best tool to protect against DNS hijacking and DNS cache poisoning but can be hijacked for DDoS attacks
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 20th, 2016
Anonymous Created Special DDoS Tool Just for the #OpOlympicHacking Attacks
Tool used to automate attacks against five major targets