2013
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Who to call when hit by a DDoS attack
Recent reports all point to the same fact: despite the different motives of the attackers, DDoS attack have become more frequent and more intense. So what are businesses…
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35% of businesses experienced a DDoS attack in 2012
When DDoS attacks hit, organizations are thrown into crisis mode. From the IT department to call centers, to the boardroom and beyond, it’s all hands on deck until…
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Charles Schwab website recovers after second day of cyber attacks
Charles Schwab Corp said it was the target of a cyber attack that prevented access to its website intermittently for about an hour on Wednesday, the second such…
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Dutch DigiD e-signature system under DDoS attack
DigiD, the identity management platform that allows Dutch citizens to digitally sign bills, pay taxes, and more, has been unavailable since Tuesday evening due to a DDoS attack,…
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Reddit was downed by record DDoS attack, motive is unknown
In order to relieve the curiosity of the huge Reddit community, systems administrator Jason Harvey has shared some details about the DDoS attack that recently hit the popular…
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This is what a DDoS attack looks like
By now, almost everyone has at least heard or seen the term DDoS. Unless you’re fairly geeky, however, you might not know what a distributed denial-of-service attack is…
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DDoS Attack Strikes Take EU Banks Offline
Distributed-denial-of-service attacks against banking institutions are becoming a global concern, and experts say many organizations outside the U.S. financial-services sector are ill-equipped to defend themselves. DDoS strikes have…
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World's largest bitcoin exchange under DDoS attack
Mt.Gox, the world's largest bitcoin exchange, has been downed earlier today by what appears to be a “strong DDoS attack”. “We are working hard to overcome it and…
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The age of information highway robbery
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are a widespread problem in the iGaming industry with hackers betting that they can make money from online gambling merchants by threatening…
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DDOS strikes BitCoin exchange Mt.Gox
Virtual currency in real trouble Bitcoin exchange Mt.Gox has been attacked and its servers briefly taken offline.…