2016
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Hacker Faces 10 Years for DDoS Attacks and Sex Toy Pranks in DOJ Crackdown
A nonymous’s repeated attacks on Donald Trump since December of 2015 have made hacker harassment a part of everyday conversation. Today, the United States Department of Justice handed…
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Over half of companies feel investment in DDoS protection is justified
A quarter of all companies risk their business-critical systems due to a lack of anti-DDoS protection according to new research by Kaspersky Lab. It’s the kind of absence…
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eBook: Guide to protecting SaaS apps from DDoS attacks
With a business model dependent on 100% uptime for their online customers, the last thing SaaS companies can afford is a DDoS attack. Read this DDoS eBook from…
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Novosti-Armenia and ARKA news agencies come Tuesday under heavy DDoS-attacks
The websites of Novosti-Armenia (newsarmenia.am) and ARKA (arka.am) news agencies came Tuesday under heavy DDoS-attacks, hampering access to these resources for half an hour. An inquiry found that…
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Hacker Redirects DDoS Attack to Israeli Intelligence Site
A hacker using the handle “The Jester” allegedly rerouted distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks to hit the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad. The Jester became a high-profile hacker in 2010…
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Finnish Defense Ministry Hit by DDoS Cyberattack
Finland’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) is reviewing its IT security infrastructure in the wake of a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on its main website. The attack was…
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Calculate the cost and probability of a DDoS attack
DDoS attacks are becoming increasingly larger, more complex, and perpetrated by cyber extortionist instead of hacktivists and vandals, according to a recent survey from Arbor Networks. New analysis…
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Notorious pro-US hacker Jester diverts DoS attack towards Israeli spy service Mossad
A high-profile US hacker has turned an attack on his website into an assault against the Israeli intelligence service. ‘The Jester’ – or th3j35t3r – claims that he…
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Coinkite Is Closing Down Its Web Wallet Citing Legal and DDoS Issues
Coinkite, the popular wallet and hardware payment network service provider, has announced it is closing down its web wallet to focus on other projects after legal issues and…
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The Anonymous ‘war’ on Donald Trump is a complete disaster
The “total war” that Anonymous declared earlier this month against Donald Trump has quickly devolved into a civil war among hackers fighting within the group and pro-Trump supporters who…