DDoS attacks

FSB accuses foreign hackers of plotting to undermine the Russian banksFSB accuses foreign hackers of plotting to undermine the Russian banks

FSB accuses foreign hackers of plotting to undermine the Russian banks

According to the FSB unnamed foreign hackers are planning to undermine Russian Banks with cyber attacks and PSYOPS via social…

8 years ago
For the first time massive DDoS attacks hit Russian banks in 2016For the first time massive DDoS attacks hit Russian banks in 2016

For the first time massive DDoS attacks hit Russian banks in 2016

A number of prolonged DDoS attacks hit at least five Russian banks this week and experts suspect the involvement of…

9 years ago
Inside the DDoS attacks powered by large IoT botnetsInside the DDoS attacks powered by large IoT botnets

Inside the DDoS attacks powered by large IoT botnets

Cloudflare firm has published a report that analyzes two recent attacks that were powered by large IoT botnets based on…

9 years ago
ProtonMail paid a $6000 Ransom to stop DDoS AttacksProtonMail paid a $6000 Ransom to stop DDoS Attacks

ProtonMail paid a $6000 Ransom to stop DDoS Attacks

ProtonMail has paid a $6000 Ransom to stop prolonged DDoS attacks that knocked its services offline since Tuesday. Unfortunately, the…

10 years ago
Verisign report – The rise of DDoS attacks as a serviceVerisign report – The rise of DDoS attacks as a service

Verisign report – The rise of DDoS attacks as a service

A new report published by Verisign provides useful data related to the recent evolution of DDoS attacks and the services…

10 years ago
Lizard Squad took down again Sony PSN and Xbox Live networksLizard Squad took down again Sony PSN and Xbox Live networks

Lizard Squad took down again Sony PSN and Xbox Live networks

Hackers belonging to the Lizard Squad team have taken down at Christmas the online networks of both Microsoft Xbox Live…

10 years ago
Ajax Security Team lead Iran-based hacking groupsAjax Security Team lead Iran-based hacking groups

Ajax Security Team lead Iran-based hacking groups

FireEye published a report titled "Operation Saffron Rose" to document the activities of the Iranian hacking group named Ajax Security…

11 years ago
New crimekit Atrax exploits Tor, mines Bitcoin and much moreNew crimekit Atrax exploits Tor, mines Bitcoin and much more

New crimekit Atrax exploits Tor, mines Bitcoin and much more

Atrax, yet another commercial crimekit on the black market, a malware able to exploit Tor and that implements numerous features…

11 years ago
DDoS, detailed analysis of the phenomenonDDoS, detailed analysis of the phenomenon

DDoS, detailed analysis of the phenomenon

Last year we have observer an impressive grow of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks mainly related to operation arranged by group…

13 years ago
China again victim of cyber attacksChina again victim of cyber attacks

China again victim of cyber attacks

We have always been accustomed to reading incursions of Chinese cyber army into networks belonging to foreign private companies and government institutions.…

13 years ago