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London teen charged over Spamhaus mega-DDoS attacks

Accused will tap the boards before the beak today An unnamed London teenager has been charged with a series of criminal offences following a series of denial-of-service attacks against internet exchanges and the Spamhaus anti-spam service last year.…

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Week in review: IE 0-day patched, Windows XP gets unexpected update, and tips on how to learn information security

Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news, reviews and articles: XSS bug in popular Chinese site exploited to launch DDoS attack DDoS mitigation firm Incapsula has put a st…

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Week in review: IE 0-day patched, Windows XP gets unexpected update, and tips on how to learn information security

One-minute Koch-blocking attack earns attacker two years, massive fine

Low Orbit Ion Cannon claims another victim A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to two years of probation and a fine of $183,000 after pleading guilty to taking part in an Anonymous DDoS attack against the servers of Koch Industries for one minute.…

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One-minute Koch-blocking attack earns attacker two years, massive fine

London schoolboy cuffed for BIGGEST DDOS ATTACK IN HISTORY

Bet his parents wish he’d been playing computer games A British police investigation into the massive DDoS attack against internet watchdog Spamhaus has led to the arrest of a 16-year-old London schoolboy who, it is claimed, is part of an international gang of cyber-crooks.…

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