DDoS

China used the Great Cannon DDoS Tool against forum used by Hong Kong protestorsChina used the Great Cannon DDoS Tool against forum used by Hong Kong protestors

China used the Great Cannon DDoS Tool against forum used by Hong Kong protestors

China is accused to have used the "Great Cannon" DDoS tool to launch attacks against LIHKG, a forum used by Hong…

5 years ago
DDoS-for-Hire Services operator sentenced to 13 months in prisonDDoS-for-Hire Services operator sentenced to 13 months in prison

DDoS-for-Hire Services operator sentenced to 13 months in prison

Sergiy P. , the administrator of DDoS-for-hire services was sentenced to 13 months in prison, and additional three years of…

5 years ago
DDoS Attack on Amazon Web Services caused intermittently outageDDoS Attack on Amazon Web Services caused intermittently outage

DDoS Attack on Amazon Web Services caused intermittently outage

This week Amazon Web Services (AWS) suffered a major distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that made it unavailable for some customers.…

5 years ago
Dutch police shut down bulletproof service hosting tens of DDoS botnetsDutch police shut down bulletproof service hosting tens of DDoS botnets

Dutch police shut down bulletproof service hosting tens of DDoS botnets

Dutch police seized a bulletproof hosting service in a major takedown, the infrastructure was used by tens of IoT botnets…

6 years ago
Wikipedia suffered intermittent outages as a result of a malicious attackWikipedia suffered intermittent outages as a result of a malicious attack

Wikipedia suffered intermittent outages as a result of a malicious attack

The popular free online encyclopedia Wikipedia was not reachable following what it has described as a "malicious attack". Popular online…

6 years ago
Imperva blocked the largest Layer 7 DDoS attack it has ever seenImperva blocked the largest Layer 7 DDoS attack it has ever seen

Imperva blocked the largest Layer 7 DDoS attack it has ever seen

Researchers at Imperva revealed that an undisclosed streaming service was hit by a massive DDoS attack that stopped it for…

6 years ago
Hacker who disrupted Sony gaming gets a 27-months jail sentenceHacker who disrupted Sony gaming gets a 27-months jail sentence

Hacker who disrupted Sony gaming gets a 27-months jail sentence

Austin Thompson (23) from Utah, the hacker who carried out massive DDoS attacks on Sony, EA, and Steam gets a…

6 years ago
Anonymous Belgium hacker identified after dropping USB drive while throwing Molotov cocktailAnonymous Belgium hacker identified after dropping USB drive while throwing Molotov cocktail

Anonymous Belgium hacker identified after dropping USB drive while throwing Molotov cocktail

Belgium police have identified a member of the Anonymous Belgium collective while investigating an arson case at a local bank.…

6 years ago
Crooks exploit exposed Docker APIs to build AESDDoS botnetCrooks exploit exposed Docker APIs to build AESDDoS botnet

Crooks exploit exposed Docker APIs to build AESDDoS botnet

Cybercriminals are attempting to exploit an API misconfiguration in Docker containers to infiltrate them and run the Linux bot AESDDoS.…

6 years ago
Massive DDos attack hit Telegram, company says most of junk traffic is from ChinaMassive DDos attack hit Telegram, company says most of junk traffic is from China

Massive DDos attack hit Telegram, company says most of junk traffic is from China

Encrypted messaging service Telegram was hit by a major DDoS attack apparently originated from China, likely linked to the ongoing…

6 years ago