- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 23rd, 2015
Bloggers Put Bounty on DDoS Extortionists
Site owners decide to go after DDoS attackers instead of filling their pockets with crypto-money (Bitcoin)
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 19th, 2015
Multi-Layered Attacks and Ransomware, Top Threats for the End of 2015
Increased management awareness is the only positive trend
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 19th, 2015
15-Year-Old Brit Charged with DDoS Attacks, Bomb Threats
Hacker was arrested Monday, at his parents' house
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 18th, 2015
Googlebot May Accidentally DDoS Your Spam-Infected Website
Cleaning out spam infections may yield some unwanted results
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 13th, 2015
British Hacker Part of Anonymous Sentenced to 34 Weeks in Jail
Liverpool father loses his children, launches DDoS attacks against everyone he sees as guilty for his situation
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 6th, 2015
DDoS Attacks on ProtonMail Continue, Despite the Company Paying $6,000 Ransom
Company is suspecting a state-sponsored actor
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 5th, 2015
Linux Servers to Blame for 45 Percent of All DDoS Attacks in the Past 3 Months
China is the main origin for most DDoS attacks
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 30th, 2015
New Reflection DDoS Attacks Spotted Using NetBIOS, RPC, and Sentinel Technology
RPC-based reflection DDoS attacks seem to be the strongest
- Server related
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 29th, 2015
BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) Attacks Intensify - WSJ
Dyn Inc. is reporting on over 20 attacks per day
- Server related
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 28th, 2015
Malware Infects MySQL Servers, Enrolls Them in Worldwide DDoS Botnet
MySQL servers hijacked to carry out DDoS attacks
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 26th, 2015
Anonymous Hacks Thai Telecom Firm to Protest Internet Censorship Plans
Hackers also manage to steal sensitive government files
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 24th, 2015
Over 50 Percent of News Websites Reported Cyber-Attacks in the Last 2 Years
News and media agencies are facing more and more attacks
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 23rd, 2015
CCTV Cameras Hijacked to Form Worldwide DDoS Botnet
Most of the attacks targeted a known cloud service provider
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 20th, 2015
Anonymous Hacker Comes to the Defense of Woman Harassed by KKK Clansman
Anonymous takes down several KKK websites
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 10th, 2015
DDoS Attacks Can Bypass Mitigation Services by Taking Aim at a Website's Origin IP
Attackers can obtain a site's origin IP in 71.5% of cases
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 3rd, 2015
DDoS Trends October 2015: From Isolated Attacks to Continuous Threats
Slow and steady DDoS attacks are becoming the norm
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 2nd, 2015
Thai Government Websites Hit by DDoS Attacks Following Plan to Restrict Internet Access
Thai people protest against the government's decision to hinder Internet access and increase censorship measures