2012
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FBI warning Web Users on July 9th possible Distributed Denial of Service ‘DDoS’ attack
When the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) publicly announces a possible catastrophic event, people should better pay attention. There’s big news that a huge number of people…
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Distributed Denial of Service ‘DDoS’ blackmailers busted in cross-border swoop
Cyber hoodlums targeted gold and silver traders Chinese and Hong Kong cops are hailing another success in their cross-border cyber policing efforts with the scalp of a high…
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Android phones ‘used for botnet’
Smartphones running on Google’s Android platform are hijacked by a botnet, a Microsoft researcher says.
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Legal blog site suffered Distributed Denial of Service ‘DDoS’ attack
When a blog that typically attracts 30,000 visitors a day is hit with 5.35 million, its operators had better have been prepared for what seems way too big…
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Distributed Denial of Service `DDoS` mitigation a key component in network security
`Attacker motivations behind distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDoS) have shifted away from solely financial (for example, the extortion of online gambling sites and retailers) toward socially and politically motivated…
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Microsoft names alleged Zeus bot herders
When Microsoft disrupted two of the most harmful botnets using Zeus malware in March, they also filed a lawsuit at the federal district court in New York against…
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Banking Outage Prevention Tips
A series of fresh technology shutdowns this spring at banks around the world reveals the financial services industry still has a long way to go toward ensuring full…
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UFC.com hit with Distributed Denial of Service ‘DDoS’ attack
The FBI was instrumental in arresting two dozen hackers this week that allegedly bought and sold credit card numbers over the Web. If you ask Ultimate Fighting Championship…
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Distributed Denial of Service ‘DDoS’ Attacks: The Zemra Bot
Symantec has become aware of a new Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) crimeware bot known as “Zemra” and detected by Symantec as Backdoor.Zemra. Lately, this threat has been…
