2014
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Russian botnet suspects cuffed over romantic MMS spyware allegs
Avast! Belay that ‘RomanticVK’ order – there be MONSTERS Russian cops have arrested two mobile botnet cybercrime suspects as part of an ongoing investigation that’s reckoned to be…
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Japanese Teen Sent to Prosecutors over DDoS Attack
Japanese police sent papers on a 16-year-old boy to public prosecutors Thursday over a suspected distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on an online game company. It was…
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DDoS Attack on Russia Today News Website
The RT news website has undergone the most powerful Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack in its history, the press service of the channel reported Wednesday. “Thanks to…
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DDoS Attack on RT News Website
The RT news website has undergone the most powerful Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack in its history, the press service of the channel reported Wednesday. “Thanks to…
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DDoS Attacks: Why Hosting Providers Need to Take Action
With no shortage of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks overwhelming the news headlines, many businesses have been fast to question whether they are well protected by their current DDoS…
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SNMP-Based DDoS Attack Spoofs Google Public DNS Server
The SANS Internet Storm Center this afternoon reported SNMP scans spoofed from Google’s public recursive DNS server seeking to overwhelm vulnerable routers and other devices that support the…
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Attackers tapping on SNMP door to see if it’s open
SANS spots new, dumb attack Google’s DNS IP address is being spoofed by an attacker, apparently in an attempt to DDoS hosts vulnerable to a flaw in the…
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Silk Road 2.0 Hit by ‘Sophisticated’ DDoS Attack
Online black market Silk Road 2.0 experienced a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack last week, which forced the site’s administrators to temporarily suspend services. News of the attack broke…
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How Boston Children’s Hospital Hit Back at Anonymous
Hackers purportedly representing Anonymous hit Boston Children’s Hospital with phishing and DDoS attacks this spring. The hospital fought back with vigilance, internal transparency and some old-fashioned sneakernet. That…
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5 most targeted industries for DDoS attacks
1. Gaming Gaming is the most-targeted industry, according to the report, accounting for more than 45% of total attacks. The industry, which includes any company related to online…