- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 15th, 2016
Author of MegalodonHTTP DDoS Malware Arrested in Norway
Hacker was arrested one month ago in Europol operation
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 13th, 2016
Nissan Takes Down Website on Its Own After Anonymous DDoS Attacks
Hacker collective goes after car manufacturer, trying to put indirect pressure on the Japanese government
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 12th, 2016
Members of DD4BC, the Group That Blackmailed Companies with DDoS Attacks, Arrested by Europol
DD4BC members arrested in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 11th, 2016
US DHS Just Spent $1.7 Million to Develop Better DDoS Protection Tech
New 3DCoP tech uses P2P and virtual networks to mitigate DDoS attacks by detecting and stopping traffic patterns
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 11th, 2016
DDoS Attack on Minnesota Court System Takes Website Offline for Ten Days
Nobody claimed attacks, no data breach occurred
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 9th, 2016
Anonymous Starts Cyberattacks Against Nigerian Government
DDoS attacks ramp up against Nigerian government portals
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 6th, 2016
Windows and Linux Malware Linked to Chinese DDoS Tool
Malware tied to Chinese hackers peddling DDoS service
- Games
- By Andrei Dumitrescu
- January 4th, 2016
PlayStation Network Starts 2016 with Downtime, No Reason Offered Yet
Gamers cannot access their accounts or play multiplayer
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 4th, 2016
Anonymous Shuts Down Several Saudi Government Websites After Recent Executions
The execution of 47 Shia Saudis sparks worldwide debate and ferocious attacks on the part of Anonymous members
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 4th, 2016
Donald Trump's Campaign Website Targeted by DDoS Attack
Same group that took down the BBC is behind the attack
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 3rd, 2016
BTCC Bitcoin Trader Blackmailed with DDoS Attacks
Blackmailer fails after BTCC invests in better servers
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 2nd, 2016
Anti-ISIS Hackers Claim BBC DDoS Attack, Say It Was Only a Test
Hackers were testing a new tool called Bangstresser
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 2nd, 2016
Linode Is Under a Barrage of DDoS Attacks Since Christmas
VPS cloud hosting provider sees 10 days of DDoS attacks
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 1st, 2016
Meet An0CBR, the Scourge of Bitcoin Payment Portals EXCLUSIVE
A short interview with one of December's most active DDoSer
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 1st, 2016
BBC Services Suffer DDoS Attack on New Year's Eve UPDATE
iPlayer database malfunctions in DDoS attack, brings everything down, including main website and a radio app
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 29th, 2015
Rutgers University Suffers Sixth DDoS Attack This Year
Three cyber-security firms could not handle the attack
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 24th, 2015
Phantom Squad Starts Christmas DDoS Attacks by Taking Down EA Servers UPDATE
First step: Take down EA servers! - Check!