2014
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Snapchat Vulnerability Could Lead To iPhone DDoS Attacks
A cyber security researcher has discovered a vulnerability within the Snapchat mobile app that makes it possible for hackers to launch a denial-of-service attack that temporarily freezes a…
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Snowden documents show British digital spies using viruses and ‘honey traps’
JTRIG active intelligence unit boasts of bugging and burgling At the start of this week, documents released by whistleblower Edward Snowden detailed DDOS attacks on chatrooms by a…
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The UK allegedly targeted Anonymous and LulzSec hacktivists via a DDOS attack, documents show
The UK allegedly created a spy unit that, other than mounting attacks on cyber enemies, also targeted hacktivists Anonymous and LulzSec, NBC News reports, citing documents taken from…
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GCHQ DoSed Anonymous' IRC server
British spy agency GCHQ has used Denial of Service attacks against Anonymous, in order to disrupt their communications, their activities, and to lead members of the loosely tied…
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The future of DDoS, and how to stay ahead of attacks
What’s new in the threat of DDoS attacks? This year there are a new kind of tactics, and I think we’ll see a rise in the new kinds…
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DDoS attacks used to influence stock prices
Prolexic Technologies shared an analysis of nearly a dozen global DDoS attacks that indicates cyber attackers are using DDoS attacks in an attempt to influence market values and…
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Credit unions among industries that suffered more DDoS attacks in 2013
A growing number of data center outages are caused by distributed denial of service attacks. On a technical level, DDoS campaigns are much more complicated to address than other…
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DDoS Surges in Mobile and Data Centers
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against mobile networks and data centers are increasing significantly: mobile DDoS attacks alone have more than doubled last year, with nearly a quarter of…
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Researchers uncover months-old POS malware botnet
With the Target and Neiman Marcus breach being all over the news in the last few weeks, the topic of malware that collects card data directly from Point-of-Sale…