Monthly Archives: August 2014

Russia’s Zvezda television channel website comes under DDoS attack

The channel’s technical experts managed to partially restore the website’s operation, but it is still not working properly Russia’s Zvezda television channel website came under a DDoS attack on Friday. “The Zvezda channel’s website came under a massive DDoS attack. Its first round occurred at 14:00 Moscow time, making the website inaccessible to users,” the channel said in a statement. The channel’s technical experts managed to partially restore the website’s operation, but it is still not working properly. Source: http://en.itar-tass.com/non-political/747331

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FBI probe into hack and DDoS attacks on banks

THE Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing a computer-hacking attack on JPMorgan Chase and as many as four other banks, in what people familiar with the probe described as a significant breach of corporate computer security. The timing and extent of the hacking attacks wasn’t immediately clear, though cybersecurity experts began probing the possible JPMorgan breach earlier this month, according to people familiar with the investigation. Source: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/wall-street-journal/fbi-probe-into-hack-attacks-on-banks/story-fnay3ubk-1227040501221?nk=a9c75ab55e6d5171cc79455c78c5564d#

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Anonymous Hacked Ferguson Police Servers and Launched a DDOS Attack

Police officers in Ferguson, Missouri have been forced to communicate via text message after Anonymous launched a DDOS attack against the city’s servers shutting them down, following the murder of Michael Brown. On top of that, private servers of the Ferguson police department were hacked to get personal information. Both peaceful and violent protests have taken place in response to the atrocity in Ferguson. Last Thursday, anonymous performed a DDoS attack on Ferguson servers. The attack was in reaction to the murder of 18 year old, Michael Brown, an African American teenager who was killed unjustly by white policemen. Law enforcement officials said recently that the FBI has taken an immense interest in the investigation of hacking attempts directed at the personal computers and online accounts of police officers who are part of the department responsible for the murder. CNN and other mainstream media outlets, in affiliation with three policeman, who’s names are undisclosed, have reported the police as victims of a ‘cyber attack’, suggesting that anonymous is to blame for the violent demonstrations that took place in Ferguson, avoiding the clear fact that the PD of Ferguson are responsible, and a reaction like this is to be expected in result to the killing of an innocent person. This is of no surprise that corporately funded news outlets would be hesitant to speak negatively of the police. In reality, despite the propaganda that the 1% will spew forth, it is organizations like Anonymous that are fighting for freedom, unrestricted by the fascist regulations of a fear-mongering governing body, we can fight for peace using whatever means possible. Source: http://anonopsofficial.blogspot.ca/2014/08/anonymous-hacked-ferguson-police.html

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Netflix releases home-grown DDoS detectors

Planning on haxing Netflix? Don’t plan it on Facebook NetFlix’s security team has given the open source treatment to three tools it uses to monitor the internet and gather evidence of planned attacks against its infrastructure.…

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DDoS attack downs Twitch on news of Amazon acquisition

Just hours after Amazon announced a $970m deal to acquire Twitch, the live video platform for gamers was taken offline temporarily by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. Twitch is the latest in a string of online gaming platforms to be hit by DDoS attacks that have been linked to several groups, including Lizzard Squad, jihadist group Islamic State, and Anonymous. At the weekend, Sony’s PlayStation Network was knocked offline and several others experienced disruptions, including Microsoft’s Xbox Live and Blizzard’s Battle.net. DDoS attacks are commonly used by competitors or activists to take services offline using a variety of techniques that make services impossible to reach. The reason for the DDoS attack on Twitch is unknown, but industry pundits have speculated that it may be linked to concerns about the acquisition by Amazon. Commenting on the weekend disruptions, Dave Larson, CTO at Corero Network Security, said the drivers for launching DDoS attacks are far ranging and difficult to pinpoint in many cases. “Anyone can become a victim at any time and, as the attacks continue to become stronger, longer and more sophisticated, businesses that rely on their online web applications as a revenue source cannot become complacent,” he said. Larson said the latest DDoS attacks underscore the importance of including a DDoS first line of defence as a component of network security architecture. Lancope chief technology officer TK Keanini said that while DDoS was once a resource held by a few of the elite groups on the net, this method of attack is now available to anyone as it is offered as a service. “If you know where to look, and you have some crypto currency in hand, just point and shoot,” he said. According to Keanini, any business connected to the internet is likely to be targeted by a DDoS attack at some point. “But game networks have to work harder than most to remain secure as they are incredibly attractive targets. “Not only are they high profile, with any disruption making the news, but given all the in-game commerce, credit card and personal information is kept up to date and can be monetised by these cyber criminals,” he said. Source: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240227573/DDoS-attack-downs-Twitch-on-news-of-Amazon-acquisition

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PlayStation 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 services on their PlayStation devices,” Sony spokesman Sid Shuman wrote in a blog post “We have seen no evidence of any intrusion to the network and no evidence of any unauthorized access to users personal information,” he said, also offering apologies for any inconvenience caused. Sony was hit by a large scale DDoS attack which struck upstream traffic routes over which Sony has no control, affecting players’ ability to log in, Sony Online Entertainment President John Smedley wrote on Twitter on Sunday. DDoS attacks attempt to crash a network by sending large amounts of data to a service provider. A group calling itself the “Lizard Squad” claimed on Twitter to be behind the attack. It said that it had “planted the ISIS flag on @Sony’s servers,” referring to the militant group that occupies parts of Syria and Iraq. Earlier on Sunday, the group tweeted directly to American Airlines writing that it had “received reports” that a flight carrying Smedley “has explosives on board.” This appeared to be a way to aggravate Sony further. Smedley had tweeted earlier that his flight had been diverted for reasons that had to do with “something about security and our cargo.” The Boeing 757, with 179 passengers and six crew which left from Dallas-Fort Worth for San Diego was diverted to Phoenix due to a “a security-related issue” and landed safely, according to American Airlines. Source: http://www.cio-asia.com/resource/networking/playstation-network-back-online-after-ddos-attack/

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Kelihos botmasters target Russian patriots to expand botnet

The cyber crooks behind the Kelihos botnet are, once again, trying to swell the number of computers included in it. They are trying a novel approach: posing as a “community Russian programmers,” …

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Sony PSN back online after DDoS attack

Sony's PlayStation Network has been hit with and downed by a large DDoS attack this weekend, but is now back online a functioning as it should. “Like other major networks around the world, the Play…

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Hack skirmish grounded Sony exec’s flight after FAKE bomb scare

XBox and Battle.net networks also targeted by DDoSers As Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks hosed not only Playstation Network but also XBox and Battle.net networks, it has emerged that a fake bomb threat grounded US flight 362, while Sony Entertainment Online chief John Smedley was aboard the aircraft.…

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BBC goes titsup: iPlayer to News websites down – Auntie working to fix it

Did DDoS attack on Sony kick Beeb TV offline? Updated The BBC’s web servers fell over today, taking down its online news and iPlayer services – but it’s unclear whether the outage relates to the significant Distributed Denial of Service attack hitting Sony’s gaming network right now.…

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