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Bruce Schneier: ‘Someone Is Learning How to Take Down the Internet’
Security expert Bruce Schneier suspects state-sponsored DDoS attacks are being levied at major internet infrastructure providers to test cyber defences
DDoS Website ‘Ringleaders’ Arrested In Israel
The two teenagers were arrested after DDoS giant vDOS was hacked and its internal records exposed last week
Rio 2016 Olympics Suffered Sustained 540Gbps DDoS Attacks
Arbor security claims Rio was a success in terms of mitigating powerful, prolonged DDoS attacks
UK Continues To Be Battered By DDoS Attacks
DDoS attacks increase by over 200 percent, with the UK the second most targeted nation
Pokemon Go Hit By Possible DDoS Attack
Players suffer massive weekend outages as PoodleCorp claim responsibility for DDoS attack
Chinese Gambling Website Victim Of 470 Gbps DDoS Attack
'Largest assault to date' for mitigation provider Imperva Incapsula as gambling company hit by nine-vector DDoS
Criminal Marketplace Offers Cheap Server Access For Global Cyber-Attacks
Fancy a DDoS attack? Cybercrime marketplace offers access to compromised third party servers for just £4.23
Cisco: Global IP Traffic To Grow Threefold By 2020
Study also predicts smartphone traffic will overtake PC traffic by 2020, as 52 percent of the globe gets online
$5 DDoS Dealers Unmasked On Fiverr Marketplace
Security researchers found DDoS service posing as a 'stress tester' that would attack any website for the meek sum of just £3.50
Anonymous Launches DDoS Attack On The KKK
Ghost Squad hackers take down key KKK website as part of its fight against "blunt racism"
DDoS Assaults Target UK As Bot Attacks Hit New High
UK remains a major target for criminals as Imperva report reveals South Korea is now the main source of DDoS attacks
Are ISPs Doing Enough To Protect Businesses Against DDoS Attacks?
Nine tenths of firms say they want more protection from their provider and 80 percent of ISPs believe there is a business opportunity. So what's the issue?
Lizard Squad Returns To Take Down Blizzard Servers In DDoS Attack
Infamous hacking team stages impressive yet destructive comeback with DDoS attack on online gaming titan
Hackers Will Crack Hotmail And Gmail For Just £90
Dell SecureWorks report warns that business is booming for the dark web as hacking gets more professional and profitable
Hackers Target Swiss Railways, Political Parties And Retailers
A group called NSHC claims responsibility for SVP hack and SBB DDoS assault, but not a separate incident affecting
Anonymous Declares War On Donald Trump
Notorious hacking team set to launch DDoS attacks on Trump websites on April 1
Easy To Use Technology Causes DDoS Attacks to Rise Yet Again
Latest Akamai report sees 149 percent rise in DDoS attacks over last quarter of 2015
The Extortion Game – How To Approach DDoS
Dave Larson from Corero Network Security tells us how your business can best deal with the threat of DDoS attacks
20 Cybersecurity Terms Everyone Should Know
Get your head around these IT security terms and you're well on your way to protecting your company, says Laurance Dine, managing principal at Verizon Enterprise Solutions
HSBC Cyber Attack: How Safe Is Online Banking?
HSBC says it has successfully defended a distributed denial of service (DDos) attack, but should customers be worried?
DDoS Attacks Set To Get Bigger Following 500Gbps World Record
Happy new year. Cyber extortion, DDoS and cloud attacks, plus firewall failures set to increase in next 12 months, acording to Arbor Networks
Anonymous Shuts Down Japanese Airport Website In Dolphin Protest
The DDoS attack on Narita International Airport was in retaliation for Japan's barring of a prominent animal welfare activist
Irish Government Websites Taken Down By DDoS Attacks
DDoS attack knocks Irish government websites offline, soon after major cyberattack on Irish lottery
Irish Lottery Hit By DDoS Attack
Customers left unable to buy tickets for two hours following attack from unknown criminals
Anonymous DDoS Attack Targets Nissan
Nissan suspends main websites after Anonymous targets Japanese carmaker over hunting of whales and dolphins
Companies Prepared To Pay Up £690,000 Ransom To Avoid Cyberattack
Are you nuts? Nearly a quarter of companies willing to pay ransom to prevent cyber attack, new survey reveals
Police Arrest Member Of Cyber Extortionists DD4BC
Scotland Yard involved in European raids and arrest of key member of DDoS extortionist gang DD4BC
Linode Resets Passwords After Possible Breach
Hosting firm resets all passwords after user credentials found on an “external server”, following DDoS attack
BBC Attack Was ‘A Test’ Say Hackers
Attackers who disabled the BBC's online services last week claim to have been 'just testing' their capacities ahead of attacking Islamic State targets