• Xbox
  • By Andrei Dobra
  • March 6th, 2015
Microsoft Working with Sony and Nintendo to Prevent DDoS Attacks

Microsoft Working with Sony and Nintendo to Prevent DDoS Attacks

Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and Nintendo's service should benefit from the collaboration between companies

Russian Orthodox Search Engine Knocked Offline Hours After Launch

Russian Orthodox Search Engine Knocked Offline Hours After Launch

Identity of the attackers remains unknown

Army of Joomla Machines Used in DDoS-for-Hire Services

Army of Joomla Machines Used in DDoS-for-Hire Services

Botnet comprised over 150,000 Joomla servers at one point

DDoS Attack Launched Against Website of Missouri Government

DDoS Attack Launched Against Website of Missouri Government

The web server still does not respond to requests

Great Firewall of China Mis-Configuration Raises Suspicion of DDoS Attack

Great Firewall of China Mis-Configuration Raises Suspicion of DDoS Attack

Sucuri systems received thousands of requests per second

The Dirty Gossip Website Knocked Offline

The Dirty Gossip Website Knocked Offline

Distributed denial of service or technical issue

Lizard Squad Member GDKJordie Arrested in UK

Lizard Squad Member GDKJordie Arrested in UK

Twitter account goes silent following the arrest

Lizard Squad’s DDoS Website Gets Hacked, Passwords Stored in Plain Text

Lizard Squad’s DDoS Website Gets Hacked, Passwords Stored in Plain Text

Plenty of bitcoins paid in about two weeks of activity

Routers from Movistar Found Vulnerable to Remote, Unauthenticated Access

Routers from Movistar Found Vulnerable to Remote, Unauthenticated Access

Disclosed privately in 2013, the bug is still present

Teen Arrested for Last Year's DDoS Attack on PSN and Xbox Networks

Teen Arrested for Last Year's DDoS Attack on PSN and Xbox Networks

Among the offenses is a threat to kill, police say

Cyber-Attacks Hit 19,000 French Websites Since Charlie Hebdo Shootings

Cyber-Attacks Hit 19,000 French Websites Since Charlie Hebdo Shootings

Several groups of hackers have been identified

German Government Websites DDoSed by Pro-Russia Hackers

German Government Websites DDoSed by Pro-Russia Hackers

CyberBerkut hackers claim responsibility

8chan Attacked with Lizard Stresser and Knocked Offline

8chan Attacked with Lizard Stresser and Knocked Offline

Owner hopes the website will be up and running very soon

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • January 7th, 2015
PlayStation Network Experiences Drops, Sony Is on the Case

PlayStation Network Experiences Drops, Sony Is on the Case

At the moment, the problem seems contained

Lizard Squad Takes Aim and Fires at KrebsOnSecurity

Lizard Squad Takes Aim and Fires at KrebsOnSecurity

Lizards hint at possible cyber-attack on the website

Lizard Squad Helped Guardians of Peace in the Sony Hack

Lizard Squad Helped Guardians of Peace in the Sony Hack

The group was not involved directly in the incident

Lizard Squad Starts DDoS Business

Lizard Squad Starts DDoS Business

Hackers tout 600Gbps network power for Lizard Stresser

 
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