BBC blames “technical issue” for outages, but insiders point to a distributed denial of service attack
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Moonfruit And Its Customers’ Websites Downed By Cyber Attack
DDoS attack forces website builder Moonfruit to make major infrastructural changes
Most DDoS Victims Think They Know Their Attackers
Nearly half of companies hit by DDoS attacks believe their competitors are responsible
Mystery Surrounds DDoS Attacks On Janet/DNS Servers
Janet network suffers DDoS attack, days after a similar attack targets the Internet's core DNS servers
UK Is Leading Source Of DDoS Attacks
Akamai report identifies UK as leading originator of DDoS attacks
Police Arrest Welsh Youth For TalkTalk Hack Blackmail
Arrests just keep coming as another youngster is arrested for last month’s damaging cyberattack
Anonymous Targets CloudFlare For Alleged Islamic State Links
Security firm accused of protecting Islamic State-affiliated websites from Anonymous hackers
Anonymous Offers ‘Noob Guide’ To Hack ISIS
Payback on ISIS. New guide offers ways to hack Islamic State following terrorist attacks in Paris
DDoS Attacks ‘Keep Getting Stronger’
Kaspersky report includes one DDoS attack lasting 320 hours
Hacked CCTV Cameras Used To Launch DDoS
The attack drew on hundreds of compromised hundreds of Internet-connected CCTV cameras accessible using their default passwords
Businesses Beware – DDoS Attacks Are On The Rise Again
DDoS attacks rise up a third in the last three months, Corero survey finds
BT Releases Its Own DDoS Mitigation Service
BT's Assure platform goes into global availability as the heart of Cloud of Clouds vision
Banks, Media Firms Targeted By Cyber Extortionists DD4BC
DD4BC gang threatens businesses with DDoS attack unless they cough up £8,000 worth of Bitcoins
Lizard Squad Hackers Take Down National Crime Agency Website
Attack comes in retaliation for arrest of six teenage hackers last week
DDoS Attack Shuts Down Parenting Website Mumsnet
Armed police also attend Mumsnet founder's home following a 'swatting attack'. Oh, and the website's been hacked, too
Akamai Warns Of ‘Mega Attacks’ As DDoS Numbers Double Again
DDoS attacks are getting less powerful but lasting longer - apart from increasingly frequent mega attacks capable of taking out ISP routers
Beware – Your Smart Home Might Be A Massive Security Risk
Tripwire survey finds zero-day vulnerabilities in many of the leading smart home hubs
How To Protect Your Business From A DDoS Attack
Margee Abrams, security services product marketing at Neustar, a real-time information and analytics firm, says criminals will steal from you – and you will suffer a DdoS attack
NatWest Online Banking Affected By DDoS Attack
Friday's attack marks the fifth time in the past three years that NatWest's online banking service has been hit by problems
Lizard Squad Hacker Avoids Jail Despite 50,000 Attacks
No justice? Finnish teenager and Lizard Squad member responsible for 50,700 hacks avoids prison time
DDoS Wars: The Network Strikes Back
It's time your IT department rebelled against the cybercrime empire, says Srinivasan CR, VP of global product management, data centre services at Tata Communications
Malware Creator Jailed For Infecting More Than Half a Million Computers
Alex Yucel jailed for almost five years after stealing computer users' personal data in 100-plus countries
Businesses ‘Becoming Complacent’ Over Danger Of DDoS Attacks
F5 study reveals security concerns over DDoS are falling, despite the number of attacks being on the rise
DDoS Attacks Double In A Year As Akamai Warns Of Future IPv6 Threat
Akamai says attackers are changing tactics with DDoS now lasting longer but using less bandwidth
DDoS Attacks Will Do More Than Tickle The Internet Of Things’ Soft Underbelly
Nexusguard's 2015 Internet Security Trend report reveals DDoS assaults on the Internet of Things will cost businesses millions of pounds
10 Steps To Mitigate A DDoS Attack In Real Time
Gary Newe, systems engineer, F5 Networks, recommends taking 10 decisive actions when you come under DDoS attack
DDoS Attack Volume On The Rise
Arbor's 10th Annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report points to the growing attack bandwidth and application layer attacks
Expert View – How Can You Defend Your Business Against DDoS Attacks?
Kaspersky Labs principal researcher David Emm tells TechWeekEurope how businesses can stay safe in the face of continued assault
Hacked Wi-Fi Routers Causing Latest Lizard Squad Attacks
Routers belonging to thousands of homes, universities and businesses could have been used to run LizardStresser DDoS attack service
Akamai Identifies China As Main Source Of Cyber Attacks
New report reveals growing uptake of connected devices and identifies China as the biggest source of cyber attacks