2015
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Unexpectedly benevolent malware improves security of routers, IoT devices
At this point in time, the existence of a botnet comprising of tens of thousands of compromised routers and other IoT devices is not news. Nevertheless, this latest…
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Vigilante VXer FIXES SOHOpeless routers
Stallman sycophant offers password reminders and handy debug tips. Threat boffin Mario Ballano says VXers have broken into a host of routers creating a botnet dedicated solely to…
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NL minister says disruptions caused by DDoS are inevitable
Dutch minister of safety and justice Klaas Kijkhoff has responded in writing to questions from Labour Party PvdA about recent disruptions at Ziggo, saying internet problems due to…
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7 key global DDoS trends revealed
Neustar released the findings of its latest DDoS report, including key trends. The global research reveals more activity around targeted, smaller assaults aimed at distracting firms’ IT departments…
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Thai government websites in DDOS attack
Several Thai government websites are hit by a suspected distributed-denial-of-service attack, making them impossible to access.
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Single gateway protest halts government websites into DDoS attacks
Internet users Wednesday night protested the plans for a single gateway by attacking and bringing down the main websites of the prime minister, the Defence Ministry and the…
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Thai government websites offline in suspected DDoS attack
Several Thai government websites went offline on Wednesday evening (Sep 30) in an apparent Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. The websites of the Information and Communication Technology…
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Russian hacker, nabbed in Spain, cops 4+ years for Citadel botnet
Should have stayed under the skirt of Mother Russia. Just a thought Dimitry Belorossov – a Russian cyber-criminal who used the Citadel banking trojan – has been sentenced…