2015
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Teen nabbed after attacks on UK government and FBI sites
His lawyers claim that their client was only on the “periphery” of a conspiracy to take down UK government and FBI sites, but a UK teen who didn’t…
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Ziggo suffers new DDoS attack
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has experienced network problems for a second time in a week, following a DDoS attack. Service disruptions were experienced throughout the country, and Ziggo…
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UDP-based Portmap latest target for DDoS attackers looking to amplify attacks
US-based carrier and global backbone operator Level 3 has spotted a new vector being used for DDoS reflection attacks: Portmapper (or simply Portmap). The Portmap service redirects the…
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Hackers exploiting wide-open Portmap to amp up DDoS attacks
Careless net adminds leave systems with cleartext trousers down Security watchers have warned about a new class of DDoS amplification attack threat which only exists because too many…
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RPC Portmapper Abused for DDoS Attack Reflection, Amplification
Malicious actors have started abusing the Portmapper service to amplify their distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and hide their origin, Colorado-based telecommunications company Level 3 Communications has warned. RPC…
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Mumsnet founder ‘swatted by misogynist griefers’
@DadSecurity creep responsible for DDoS… and swatting? Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts and another user were both targeted in swatting attacks at the apex of a series of hack…
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The unstoppable rise of DDoS attacks
For the past three quarters, there has been a doubling in the number of DDoS attacks year over year, according to Akamai. And while attackers favored less powerful…
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Mumsnet founder targeted in ‘Swatting attack’
A group callings itself @Dadsecurity claims it was responsible for the cyber and swatting attacks on the Mumsnet site Internet trolls have targeted the founder of the Mumsnet…
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The Pentagon Wants To Wage War on DDoS Cyber Attacks
By next spring, researchers are expected to unveil new tools enabling organizations like the Defense Department a rapid response to distributed denial-of-service attacks. The Pentagon has in mind…