2013
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Paypal turns blind eye to payments totaling $35,000 for on-demand DDoS
It seems as though just about anyone with Internet access can set up a profitable online enterprise these days — including a criminal one. And for one Illinois…
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9 PH gov’t sites inaccessible due to DDoS Attack
Two days before the May 13 elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Philippine News Agency websites appeared inaccessible to the public. Cursory inspections of the websites…
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Nationwide DDoS Attack Hits ReputationChanger.com
ReputationChanger.com was the most recent target in a string of high-profile cyber-attacks against U.S. web companies and governmental organizations. Reputation.com, LivingSocial and Name.com have all announced recently that…
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Spamhaus DDoS suspect extradited to his home country
Sven Olaf Kamphuis, owner and manager of Dutch “bulletproof hosting” firm Cyberbunker and of CB3ROB ISP, has been extradited to the Netherlands on Monday. The 35-year-old Dutch citizen…
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Porn-downloading ransomware targets German users
The German Anti-Botnet Advisory Centre is warning (in German) users about a new ransomware / BKA Trojan variant that accuses users of being involved in the reproduction of…
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Porn-downloading ransomware targets German users
The German Anti-Botnet Advisory Centre is warning (in German) users about a new ransomware / BKA Trojan variant that accuses users of being involved in the reproduction of…
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Anonymous OpUSA: Massive Cyber Attack Planned For Wednesday May 8 Against Government and Banks
The hacktivist collective Anonymous, along with other hacker groups based in the Middle East and North Africa, began an operation, dubbed “OpUSA,” targeting the websites of nine major…
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May 7 2013 – OpUSA hacking spree kicks off early
Islamist element in attacks. A pro-Islamic, anti-American hacking campaign appears to have jumped the gun and started early with hundreds of sites being compromised today. Set to take…
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Government Takes Precautions Over Expected ‘OpUSA’ Cyber Attack
RHONDA SCHWARTZ, PIERRE THOMAS and LEE FERRAN report: The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI are cautioning American government and financial institutions that they could be targets…
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May 7 2013 OpUSA: A Promise of Cyber Events to Come?
What will actually happen in (or to) cyberspace on May 7, 2013? That is the question that many are asking as they prepare for a promised attack from…