When DDoS attacks hit, organizations are thrown into crisis mode. From the IT department to call centers, to the boardroom and beyond, it’s all hands on deck until the danger passes. In February …
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35% of businesses experienced a DDoS attack in 2012
DigiD, the identity management platform that allows Dutch citizens to digitally sign bills, pay taxes, and more, has been unavailable since Tuesday evening due to a DDoS attack, Biz Community reports.
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Dutch DigiD e-signature system under DDoS attack
In order to relieve the curiosity of the huge Reddit community, systems administrator Jason Harvey has shared some details about the DDoS attack that recently hit the popular social news site and cau…
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Reddit was downed by record DDoS attack, motive is unknown
Mt.Gox, the world's largest bitcoin exchange, has been downed earlier today by what appears to be a “strong DDoS attack”. “We are working hard to overcome it and will update when possible. It's c…
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World's largest bitcoin exchange under DDoS attack
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are a widespread problem in the iGaming industry with hackers betting that they can make money from online gambling merchants by threatening to take down t…
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The age of information highway robbery
The average DDoS attack bandwidth in Q1 2013 totaled 48.25 Gbps, which is a 718 percent increase over last quarter, and the average packet-per-second rate reached 32.4 million, says Prolexic. Ea…
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Average DDoS attack bandwidth up 718 percent
Hackers have been able to weasel their way into computer networks from nearly every direction. From malware to ransomware, and everything in between, cyber crooks are always looking for new ways to st…
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TDoS: The latest wave of Denial of Service attacks
FortiGuard Labs observed that the Bitcoin mining botnet, ZeroAccess, was the number one threat last quarter. Their report also reveals new analysis of the South Korea cyberattacks and two new Android …
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ZeroAccess Bitcoin botnet shows no signs of slowing
Successful malware peddlers are always thinking up new ways of delivering malware to unsuspecting users. In the past Android malware was mostly served on third-party online marketplaces, but accor…
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Cutwail botnet now spreads Android malware
The Cyber fighters of Izz Ad-Din Al Qassam hacker group – also known as Qassam Cyber Fighters – are at it again. For the third time in the last half year or so, they have mounted DDoS attacks agai…
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Hackers attacking US banks are well-funded, expert says