2013
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$183,000 fine for man who joined Anonymous attack for ‘one minute’
Authorities in the US have shown their intolerance for so-called ‘hacktivism’ by sentencing a 38-year-old Wisconsin man to two years’ probation and an $183,000 fine for joined an…
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Introducing the DDDoSA: Disguised DDoS Attack
The Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is becoming the crowbar of the online criminal. In the past we have got rather used to DDoS attacks being one…
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The DDoS debate: Multi-layered versus single solution
There is a DDoS debate in the cybersecurity industry about which solution is more effective – multi-layer or single. However, the argument is really more complex and must…
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13 Anonymous hackers plead guilty to PayPal DDoS attack
Thirteen defendants pleaded guilty in federal court in San Jose on Friday to charges related to their involvement in the cyber-attack of PayPal’s website as part of the…
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Week in review: Air gap-hopping malware, first PoS botnet, and the new issue of (IN)SECURE Magazine
Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news and articles: (IN)SECURE Magazine issue 40 released (IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some…
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RBS hit by DDoS attack that takes down online services again
UK BANKING GROUP Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that took down its online services for the second…
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Microsoft teams up with Feds, Europol in ZeroAccess botnet zombie hunt
Just don’t bork our crim-busting honeypots again Microsoft has teamed up with the FBI to launch a renewed attempt to disrupt the operations of the infamous ZeroAccess botnet.…
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Microsoft teams up with Feds, Interpol in ZeroAccess botnet zombie hunt
Just don’t bork our crim-busting honeypots again Microsoft has teamed up with the FBI to launch a renewed attempt to disrupt the operations of the infamous ZeroAccess botnet.…
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Microsoft and law enforcement disrupt ZeroAccess botnet
The Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit announced it has successfully disrupted a rampant botnet in collaboration with Europol's European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) a…
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Microsoft disrupts ZeroAccess botnet
Microsoft and law enforcement agencies disrupt ZeroAccess, one of the world’s largest botnets responsible for millions in fraud losses.