2015
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Anonymous Hijacks Thousands of Insecure Routers to Power Its DDoS Tools
Lack of some elementary security measures can risk your router’s security and this has stemmed to grow into a large-scale denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks using these hacker-controlled routers. A…
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DD4BC Shifts Focus to Businesses, Continues DDoS Attack
Cybercriminals and extortionists demanding Bitcoin as ransom is on the rise these days. Due to the easy of transfer and pseudonymity associated with Bitcoin transactions, it has become…
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DDoS attacks are a growing digital threat to freedom of expression in Latin America
The media and Latin American journalists are starting to experience firsthand what until recently seemed to be the exclusive concern of US, European or Asian media outlets: cyberattacks.?…
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FBI Links Chinese Government to DDoS Attacks on US Websites
The FBI says it has credible evidence to link the Chinese government to attackers who leveraged two Chinese telecom companies and the Baidu search engine to carry out recent distributed denial of…
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Cost to launch DDoS attack from botnets for hire
Could you pass up a $40,000 return on a $20 investment? Odds are you couldn’t if you enjoy wreaking havoc on a business. New research released today by…
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DDoS attacks now resemble APTs
DDoS attacks are beginning to resemble advanced persistent threats, evidenced by long durations, repetition and changing attack vectors aimed at evading simple, signature-based defense systems, accord…
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Super Stuxnet’s SCADA slaves: security is atrocious
153 computers, six SCADA systems, most C&C points to Iran Botnet boffin Peter Kleissner says at least 153 computers are still slaves to Stuxnet.…
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DDoS Attacks Continue To Plague Darknet Markets
The last week brought confirmation that the Agora online marketplace’s recent downtime has been due to a DDoS attack. It joins the long list of darknet services that…
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DDoS attack on DigitalOcean for Alleged on-campus rape
Denial of service attack staged against DigitalOcean, which hosts video stemming from Columbia University student’s protest about alleged on-campus rape The service provider hosting the latest visual art…