Member of vDos booter ‘taken advantage of’ by vDos crew Brit teen Jack Chappell has avoided being sent to prison after pleading guilty to helping launch DDoS attacks against NatWest, Amazon and Netflix, among others.…
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UK teen dodges jail time for role in DDoSes on Natwest, Amazon and more
Three men admit creating and running Mirai, a botnet used to block access to much of the web.
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Mirai botnet: Three admit creating and running attack tool
Spanish police say he ran the Kelihos botnet, hacking information and installing malicious software.
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Russian arrested in Spain ‘over mass hacking’
Spanish police say he ran the Kelihos botnet, hacking information and installing malicious software.
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Russian arrested in Spain ‘over mass hacking’
Thirty four people, including teenagers, are arrested after an international police operation involving EU and US authorities.
Recent cyber-attacks using botnet armies of hacked “internet of things” devices highlights the pressing need for improved security.
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Smart home threat
China’s Ministry of Justice has threatened legal action against those blaming Chinese firms for botnets.
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Beijing threatens legal action over webcam claims
Ireland’s National Lottery website and ticket machines were thrown offline after a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on Wednesday.
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Irish lottery hit by cyber attack
One suspect has been arrested and a second detained after a Europol-led raid on a gang suspected of carrying out cyber-attacks and demanding ransoms.
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DDoS extortion gang suspect arrested
Virtual private network Hola downplays concerns that its 47 million users could become part of a massive botnet used for illegal activity.
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Hola rocked by botnet accusations