Prolexic has issued a number of recommendations that organizations can use to validate their DDoS defenses, as well as protection services they receive from mitigation providers. Organizations sh…
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Fraudster who hired hackers to manipulate stock prices goes to prison
The central organizer of a worldwide conspiracy to manipulate stock prices through a “botnet” network of virus-controlled computers was sentenced today to 71 months in prison and was ordered to pay a …
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Fraudster who hired hackers to manipulate stock prices goes to prison
Spamhaus DDoS suspect extradited to his home country
Sven Olaf Kamphuis, owner and manager of Dutch “bulletproof hosting” firm Cyberbunker and of CB3ROB ISP, has been extradited to the Netherlands on Monday. The 35-year-old Dutch citizen was arrested…
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Porn-downloading ransomware targets German users
The German Anti-Botnet Advisory Centre is warning (in German) users about a new ransomware / BKA Trojan variant that accuses users of being involved in the reproduction of pornographic material involv…
Porn-downloading ransomware targets German users
The German Anti-Botnet Advisory Centre is warning (in German) users about a new ransomware / BKA Trojan variant that accuses users of being involved in the reproduction of pornographic material involv…
IRC/HTTP based DDoS bot nukes other bots
Online underground markets seem to offer anything and everything a budding cyber criminal might need. Compromised online accounts? They've got them. Malicious domain registering service? Here you …
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IRC/HTTP based DDoS bot nukes other bots
SpamHaus DDoS suspect arrested in Spain
The Spanish National Police has arrested a 35-year-old Dutch citizen that is suspected of being one of the individuals behind the recent massive DDoS attack launched against Spamhaus, an organization …
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Reported DDoS attacks up 200 percent
A new Akamai report provides insight into key global statistics including connection speeds, attack traffic, and network connectivity and availability, among many others. Nearly 700 million unique …
Week in review: CISPA, AP Twitter account hijacking and real-world consequences
Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news, reviews and articles: World's largest bitcoin exchange under DDoS attack Mt.Gox, the world's largest bitcoin exchange, has been d…
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Week in review: CISPA, AP Twitter account hijacking and real-world consequences
Who to call when hit by a DDoS attack
Recent reports all point to the same fact: despite the different motives of the attackers, DDoS attack have become more frequent and more intense. So what are businesses and organizations to do? …
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Who to call when hit by a DDoS attack