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Tag: ddos attack


Editorial, Network security

Dyn DDoS attack – why we are not tired of finding out more

November 2, 2016

Via: Russel Edwards

Playing out the fears everybody has on IoT security, on Friday the 21st October 2016 the Dyn company received a wave of DDoS attacks. Dyn handles “visibility and control into cloud and public Internet resources”. Due to its internet infrastructure […]


Cyber-crime

CryptoCoinsNews offers bounty for perpetrator of DDoS attack

November 24, 2015

Via: SC Magazine

CryptoCoinsNews (CCN) and its sister-site Hacked are offering a 5 Bitcoin bounty for information on the extortionist that targeted both sites in a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, Monday morning. Those looking to collect should provide information, including the extortionist’s ID(s), location […]


Cloud security

Mobile Ad Network Abused in DDoS Attack: CloudFlare

September 28, 2015

Via: cloud-security

One of #cloudflare’s customers was recently hit by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that appeared to leverage a mobile ad network and malicious JavaScript. JavaScript-based DDoS attacks have been classified as Layer 7 attacks because they rely on apparently legitimate […]


Cyber-crime

Cyber crooks go after enterprise millions with Dyre malware, social engineering

April 8, 2015

Via: cyber-crime

“An experienced and resource-backed cybercrime gang” is using the relatively new Dyre/Dyreza banking Trojan coupled with effective social engineering to steal millions from businesses, IBM Security Intelligence researchers John Kuhn and Lance Mueller warned. The campaign, dubbed “Dyre Wolf” is still […]


Data loss

Half of companies under DDoS attack have critical data stolen

March 31, 2015

Via: data-loss

Neustar surveyed IT professionals from across EMEA to understand the impact of DDoS attacks. 40 percent of companies estimate hourly losses of over £100,000 at peak times during a DDoS outage, a 470 percent rise since the last Neustar survey […]


Threats & Malware

Sony Hit by DDoS Attack, Bomb Threat

August 25, 2014

Via: threats-and-malware

Sony on Sunday said that some of its online services were hit by a DDoS attack by a hacker group, while another group threatened that a plane carrying a company executive was carrying a bomb.


Threats & Malware

Sony Hit by DDoS Attack, Bomb Threat

August 25, 2014

Via: threats-and-malware

Sony on Sunday said that some of its online services were hit by a DDoS attack by a hacker group, while another group threatened that a plane carrying a company executive was carrying a bomb.