2016
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Japanese teens DDoS attack takes out 444 school websites
A Japanese teenager was charged on May 11 for allegedly launching a DDoS attack against the Osaka Board of Education, which shut down 444 school websites. The 16-year-old…
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Anonymous teams up with GhostSquad to attack major banks
Anonymous has joined forces with GhostSquad to launch successful cyberattacks on eight international banks that were forced to shut down their websites. The hacktivist collective alongside the hacker…
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Protect your apache server from WordPress Pingback DDoS attacks
A security researcher at SANS Technology Institute put out an advisory around 8 months ago when he discovered that WordPress’s “pingback” functionality contains an exploit allowing it to…
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Viking Horde botnet malware lurks on Google Play
Five apps on Google Play carry Viking Horde, a new malware family that ropes Android devices into an ad-clicking botnet, but can also make them send out spam,…
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Playbook: Prepare your business for DDoS attacks
Like any business initiative, good preparation and planning can go a long way toward making the DDoS response process as manageable, painless, and inexpensive as possible. Read the…
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Bitrated faces severe DDoS attack and $3,200 ransom demand
A couple of hours ago, Bitrated, a bitcoin trust platform meant for reputation management and consumer protection has posted a tweet, warning users about an ongoing DDoS attack,…