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Mumblehard spam-spewing botnet floored
Single point of failure key in takedown Security researchers have teamed up with authorities in Ukraine to take down a spam-spewing Linux-infesting botnet.…
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Ubuntu plugs code exec, DoS Linux kernel holes
This is kind of a big deal because the mess is in 14.04 LTS, expiry date 2019 Ubuntu has patched four Linux kernel vulnerabilities that allowed for arbitrary…
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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…