• Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • January 27th, 2016
500 Gbps DDoS Attack Recorded in 2015, Biggest One Yet

500 Gbps DDoS Attack Recorded in 2015, Biggest One Yet

500 Gbps DDoS attack surpasses last year's 400 Gbps mark

DDoS Attack Hits Kickass Torrents, DNS Servers Crippled

DDoS Attack Hits Kickass Torrents, DNS Servers Crippled

Site goes down for most of the day on January 16

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • January 11th, 2016
US DHS Just Spent $1.7 Million to Develop Better DDoS Protection Tech

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

DDoS Attack on Minnesota Court System Takes Website Offline for Ten Days

DDoS Attack on Minnesota Court System Takes Website Offline for Ten Days

Nobody claimed attacks, no data breach occurred

Linode VPS Host Under Two-Week Long DDoS, Now Announces Data Breach

Linode VPS Host Under Two-Week Long DDoS, Now Announces Data Breach

For Linode, the DDoS attacks just took a turn for the worse

BTCC Bitcoin Trader Blackmailed with DDoS Attacks

BTCC Bitcoin Trader Blackmailed with DDoS Attacks

Blackmailer fails after BTCC invests in better servers

Anti-ISIS Hackers Claim BBC DDoS Attack, Say It Was Only a Test

Anti-ISIS Hackers Claim BBC DDoS Attack, Say It Was Only a Test

Hackers were testing a new tool called Bangstresser

Linode Is Under a Barrage of DDoS Attacks Since Christmas

Linode Is Under a Barrage of DDoS Attacks Since Christmas

VPS cloud hosting provider sees 10 days of DDoS attacks

BBC Services Suffer DDoS Attack on New Year's Eve <em>UPDATE</em>

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

Rutgers University Suffers Sixth DDoS Attack This Year

Three cyber-security firms could not handle the attack

Phantom Squad Takes Down Xbox Live with New DDoS Attack

Phantom Squad Takes Down Xbox Live with New DDoS Attack

LizardSquad copycats have quite a big DDoS cannon

Short DDoS Attack Puts Boston Authorities on Alert

Short DDoS Attack Puts Boston Authorities on Alert

Large cities still unprepared to face large-scale attacks

Armada Collective Launches DDoS Attacks on UK Web Hosting Company

Armada Collective Launches DDoS Attacks on UK Web Hosting Company

Hosting company goes offline to upgrade servers and prepare for the larger wave of the announced DDoS attack

UK Academic Network Hit by Massive DDoS Attack That Lasted Days

UK Academic Network Hit by Massive DDoS Attack That Lasted Days

Internet connections take a dive for many UK universities

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 9th, 2015
DNS Root Servers Hit by DDoS Attack

DNS Root Servers Hit by DDoS Attack

Internet core infrastructure hit in rare cyber-attack

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • November 30th, 2015
DDoS Predictions for 2016, IBM Insights

DDoS Predictions for 2016, IBM Insights

Three new DDoS attack types expected to grow in 2016

DDoS Attacks on ProtonMail Continue, Despite the Company Paying $6,000 Ransom

DDoS Attacks on ProtonMail Continue, Despite the Company Paying $6,000 Ransom

Company is suspecting a state-sponsored actor

 
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