DDoS

Anonymous hacked Swedish government email accounts in retaliation for the seizure of Pirate Bay serversAnonymous hacked Swedish government email accounts in retaliation for the seizure of Pirate Bay servers

Anonymous hacked Swedish government email accounts in retaliation for the seizure of Pirate Bay servers

Members of the Anonymous collective have hacked several Swedish government email accounts over seizure of The Pirate Bay servers. Many…

10 years ago
Sony Pictures Entertainment is fighting backSony Pictures Entertainment is fighting back

Sony Pictures Entertainment is fighting back

Sony Pictures is adopting various measures to contains damages including a "fighting back" activity against website that share the stolen…

10 years ago
Lizard Squad launches DDoS attack also on PlayStation networkLizard Squad launches DDoS attack also on PlayStation network

Lizard Squad launches DDoS attack also on PlayStation network

Lizard Squad claims to have hacked also Sony PlayStation Network that suffered a DDoS attack. A week ago the hacking…

10 years ago
Xbox Live service down again due to a new DDoS attack by the Lizard SquadXbox Live service down again due to a new DDoS attack by the Lizard Squad

Xbox Live service down again due to a new DDoS attack by the Lizard Squad

Xbox Live online service was not available for the second time in a few days due to a new DDoS…

10 years ago
Xbox Live service brought down by a DDoS attack run by The Lizard Squad teamXbox Live service brought down by a DDoS attack run by The Lizard Squad team

Xbox Live service brought down by a DDoS attack run by The Lizard Squad team

Xbox Live online service was not available overnight after hackers belonging to the  Lizard Squad hacking team hit it with…

10 years ago
How hackers are exploiting vulnerable DVRs to conduct illegal activitiesHow hackers are exploiting vulnerable DVRs to conduct illegal activities

How hackers are exploiting vulnerable DVRs to conduct illegal activities

Security experts discovered a new malware that targets DVR and other Internet of Things devices recruiting them for different illegal…

11 years ago
Operation Distributed Dragons, thousands of machine compromised worldwideOperation Distributed Dragons, thousands of machine compromised worldwide

Operation Distributed Dragons, thousands of machine compromised worldwide

Operation Distributed Dragons - Tiger Security firm has discovered a series of DDoS attacks from China and that appear as…

11 years ago
Analyzing the HIGH-TECH CRIME TRENDS 2014 ReportAnalyzing the HIGH-TECH CRIME TRENDS 2014 Report

Analyzing the HIGH-TECH CRIME TRENDS 2014 Report

Group-IB published the annual HIGH-TECH CRIME TRENDS 2014 Report, a document focused on high-tech crimes associated with traditional computer crime.…

11 years ago
Millions vulnerable UPnP devices vulnerable to attackMillions vulnerable UPnP devices vulnerable to attack

Millions vulnerable UPnP devices vulnerable to attack

Researchers at Akamai firm have issued a report on reflection and amplification DDoS attacks exploiting vulnerable UPnP devices worldwide. Researchers…

11 years ago
Tsunami SYN-Flood DDoS Attack, a dangerous trendTsunami SYN-Flood DDoS Attack, a dangerous trend

Tsunami SYN-Flood DDoS Attack, a dangerous trend

Experts at Radware DDoS protection solution provider recently have discovered a new form of DDoS attack they dubbed “Tsunami SYN…

11 years ago