2014
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Finest Squad to bring DDoS services down
The Finest Squad is set out to bring cyber criminals to justice around the world; their main plan at the moment is to bring DDoS services down.…
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DDoS Attacks Hit Equity Poker Network Full Flush Poker
A rash of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks that have been plaguing the online poker industry as of late have also included the Equity Poker Network…
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London teen pleads guilty to Spamhaus DDoS
Sentence will be passed in January next year A 17 year-old Londoner has pleaded guilty to a series of denial-of-service attacks against internet exchanges and the Spamhaus anti-spam…
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Winning Poker Network $1M Guaranteed Tournament Cancelled After Apparent DDoS Attack
The Winning Poker Network (WPN) was forced to cancel its $1 million guaranteed prize pool tournament on Sunday, after an apparent distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack caused disruptions and…
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London teen pleads guilty to SpamHaus DDoS attack
The London teen behind the massive denial-of-service attack (DDoS) on SpamHaus and Cloudflare has pleaded guilty. Technology blogger Brian Krebs reported over the weekend that 17-year-old Sean Nolan…
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Could Tor fall victim to a DDoS attack in 2015?
Tor users could be targeted by police next year as governments seek to combat crime and reduce political dissent, according to a researcher at the security firm Cloudmark.…
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Channel mis-selling firewalls leads to DDoS attacks
The channel mis-selling firewalls to their customers as protection against DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks is partly to blame for the escalating number of attacks on enterprises.…
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Sony Pictures not using Amazon Web Services to DDoS illegal file-sharing websites
Reports this week claimed Sony Pictures were carrying out denial of service attacks against certain websites which were sharing files stolen in the devastating cyber-attack against the studio.…
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PTS calls for concerted action after TeliaSonera DDoS attack
Swedish postal and telecoms regulator PTS said it will call telecommunications operators to a meeting in January following two distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks recently. TeliaSonera’s mobile…