2016
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Chinese Firm Defends Webcam Security After DDoS Attacks
Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology says devices sold in the US before April 2015 will be recalled after attack on Dyn servers. China’s Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology, which has issued a recall…
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?How to defend against the internet’s doomsday of DDoS attacks
Last week assault on Dyn’s global managed DNS services was only the start. Here’s how to fend off hackers’ attacks both on your servers and the internet. We…
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Beijing threatens legal action over webcam claims
China’s Ministry of Justice has threatened legal action against those blaming Chinese firms for botnets.
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Chinese firm recalls camera products linked to massive DDOS attack
Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology is recalling earlier models of four kinds of cameras due to a security vulnerability A Chinese electronics component maker is recalling 4.3 million internet-connected camera…
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Anonymous hacker charged with #opJustina DDoS attacks on hospital
The Anonymous-affiliated hacker who admitted to cyberattacks on two hospitals in the #opJustinaoperation and fled the country while being investigated was indicted last week. Martin Gottesfeld, 32, a biotechnology information technology…
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How Hackers Make Money from DDoS Attacks
Attacks like Friday’s are often financially motivated. Yesterday’s attack on the internet domain directory Dyn, which took major sites like Twitter and Paypal offline, was historic in scale. But…
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Twitter, Amazon, other top websites shut in cyber attack
Major internet services including Twitter, Spotify and Amazon suffered service interruptions and outages on Friday as a US internet provider came under a cyber attack. The internet service…