2015
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UK e-tailers hit by suspected DDoS barrage
Scan Computers, Novatech and Aria Technology all encountered website disruption yesterday, with the latter confirming a Bitcoin-based DDoS attack was to blame. Aria Taheri, Aria’s eponymous boss, told…
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Infosec workers swipe Q-tip across ‘net: Ew, there’s Dridex on it
Zombie botnet found in sample despite server takedown The Dridex banking botnet is continuing to show some signs of life even after a high-profile FBI-led disruption operation earlier…
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Rossiya Segodnya Information Agency Suffers Major DDoS Attack
There was a major distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency resources, including the Sputnik website and newswire, the company’s IT department said Saturday. The attack…
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Android Devices Affected By LTE Security Flaw, Could Result in DDoS Attacks
Android users running AT&T and Verizon networks may be susceptible to distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. The alert comes from a new advisory posted by Carnegie Mellon…
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Anonymous cited in Web DDoS attacks at two Japan airports
A tweet purporting to be from Anonymous, a diffuse international collective of online hacker activists, warned of cyberattacks on the websites of two major airports earlier this month,…
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oneZero outages the result of Chinese DDoS attacks
Continuing our exclusive coverage of the events unfolding at forex solutions provider oneZero, LeapRate has learned that the outages hitting oneZero and thereby some of its hosted clients over…
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Star Trek Online, Neverwinter Online struck by DDoS attacks twice in one day
Over the weekend video gamers who enjoy exploring the galaxy in Star Trek Online and fighting orcs with swords in Neverwinter Online found themselves briefly unable to do…
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UK, US law enforcement agencies disrupt Dridex botnet
The UK's National Crime Agency is spearheading an onslaught against the Dridex (aka Bugat, aka Cridex) banking malware and the criminals that wield it. “Dridex malware, also known…