Amazon cloud infested with DDoS botnets
Security researchers have found yet another exploit on the Amazon cloud computing platform through the Elasticsearch distributed search engine tool. According to analysis, hackers are able to gain...
View ArticleRIA Novosti Website Hit by DDoS Attack
RIA Novosti’s website has fallen foul of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack by hackers, the agency’s IT specialists reported on Sunday. The mobile version of the website is currently...
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Israel-Hamas conflict sparks surge in DDoS attacks
As conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant Islamist organisation Hamas escalates, new research has revealed the impact politics has had on cyberattack trends. Tension between countries...
View ArticleIrish Domains hit with denial of service attack
Web-hosting company Irish Domains was the target of a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on Friday, incapacitating numerous websites of its client companies. The company said that it had seen...
View ArticleDOSarrest Adds New DDoS Protection Node in Singapore
DOSarrest Internet Security announced today that they have expanded their DDoS protection cloud into Asia, with a new DDoS mitigation node in Singapore. The new node will work in conjunction with...
View ArticleAttacker could use default defibrillator password to launch DDoS attack
Jay Radcliffe freaked out the medical community in 2011 when he revealed how insulin pumps could be hacked to deliver a fatal dose of insulin (pdf). Yet at a medical device security and privacy...
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Popcorn Time Hit By Massive DDoS Attack
A major fork of the popular Popcorn Time project is currently being subjected to a massive DDoS attack. The whole project has been hit, from the site hosting its source through to its CDN, API and DNS...
View ArticleChinese Linux Trojan makes the jump to Windows – DDoS attacks largely aimed...
A CHINESE TROJAN , one of the few to be written for the Linux operating system, has seemingly made the jump to Windows. First reported in May by Russian anti-malware software house Dr Web, the...
View ArticleEve Online Servers Knocked Offline Due to DDoS Attacks
Eve Online, the space-based videogame with over half a million active players, has been forced offline for more than 12 hours due to a series of cyber attacks against a cluster of its servers located...
View ArticlePlayStation network back online after DDoS attack
Sony’s PlayStation and Entertainment networks are back online after they were forced offline by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, the company said late Sunday. “People can now enjoy the...
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