Tag Archives: middle-east

Daily Stormer: Cloudflare drops neo-Nazi site

Cloudflare no longer protects the Daily Stormer from distributed denial of service attacks.

Minecraft link to net’s biggest botnet

Minecraft, the game adored by millions of children, is allegedly at the heart of the web’s biggest net attack.

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Minecraft link to net’s biggest botnet

DDoS: Thirty-four arrested after international probe

Thirty four people, including teenagers, are arrested after an international police operation involving EU and US authorities.

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DDoS: Thirty-four arrested after international probe

Smart home threat

Recent cyber-attacks using botnet armies of hacked “internet of things” devices highlights the pressing need for improved security.

VIDEO: What is a DDoS attack?

A distributed denial of service (or DDoS) attack is an attempt to take a website offline by overwhelming it with internet traffic.

DDoS extortion gang suspect arrested

One suspect has been arrested and a second detained after a Europol-led raid on a gang suspected of carrying out cyber-attacks and demanding ransoms.

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Hola rocked by botnet accusations

Virtual private network Hola downplays concerns that its 47 million users could become part of a massive botnet used for illegal activity.

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Hola rocked by botnet accusations

Week in review: Google discloses Windows flaw, French sites under attack, Android users in danger

Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news and articles: LizardSquad's DDoS service is powered by hacked home routers The preponderance of routers represented in the botnet …

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Week in review: Google discloses Windows flaw, French sites under attack, Android users in danger

Dormant IP addresses RIPE for hijacking

‘That’s not us spamming, honest’ cries hosting firm Spammers are using loop holes in the internet routing registry to commandeer address space and pump out junk mail, and potentially launch denial of service attacks and steal traffic.…

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Global DDoS attack numbers decline, attacks from China rise

In the second quarter of 2014, Akamai observed attack traffic originating from 161 unique countries/regions, which was 33 fewer than the first quarter of the year. The highest concentration of attacks…