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Cloudflare cuts 8chan off from DDoS protection

Cloudflare cuts 8chan off from DDoS protection

Though notes it won’t address the root problem.
Staff Writer Aug 5 2019 12:19PM Security
Modded Mirai botnet behind massive application layer DDoS attack

Modded Mirai botnet behind massive application layer DDoS attack

Long onslaught generated 292,000 requests per second.
Juha Saarinen Jul 25 2019 12:06PM Security
Slack posts US$141m annual loss as it files to go public

Slack posts US$141m annual loss as it files to go public

Strong year-on-year growth numbers as it files for market debut.
Bharath ManjeshR and Aparajita Saxena Apr 29 2019 6:59AM Security
Atlassian Confluence under botnet attack

Atlassian Confluence under botnet attack

Upgrade to avoid AESDDoS malware infestations.
Juha Saarinen Apr 28 2019 8:56AM Security
Trio behind Mirai botnet avoid jail time

Trio behind Mirai botnet avoid jail time

Hackers strike cooperation deal with the feds.
Juha Saarinen Sep 20 2018 11:39AM Security
Linux vulnerability could lead to DDoS attacks

Linux vulnerability could lead to DDoS attacks

Users advised to apply update.
Robert Abel Aug 8 2018 11:50AM Security
Police arrest suspected operator of DDoS-for-hire service

Police arrest suspected operator of DDoS-for-hire service

Platform implicated in attacks on banks.
a Staff Writer Apr 26 2018 9:47AM Security
Kill switch halts memcached DDoS attacks

Kill switch halts memcached DDoS attacks

Suppresses traffic.
Allie Coyne Mar 9 2018 9:08AM Security
Why IT managers need to prepare for a memcached attack

Why IT managers need to prepare for a memcached attack

2018's WannaCry?
Allie Coyne Mar 6 2018 1:01PM Security
GitHub hit with largest ever DDoS attack

GitHub hit with largest ever DDoS attack

Reaches 1.35 Tbps.
Allie Coyne Mar 2 2018 7:24AM Security
Man arrested over DDoS attacks on Aussie businesses

Man arrested over DDoS attacks on Aussie businesses

Joint effort nabs Seattle resident.
Allie Coyne Jul 28 2017 8:54AM Security
Ongoing Skype connection problems after alleged DDoS

Ongoing Skype connection problems after alleged DDoS

Europe hardest hit.
Juha Saarinen Jun 21 2017 7:00AM Security
British man gets two years in prison for DDoS tool sales

British man gets two years in prison for DDoS tool sales

Inspired Lizard Squad's LOIC.
Juha Saarinen Apr 27 2017 6:43AM Security
Police arrest bot herder behind attack on millions of routers

Police arrest bot herder behind attack on millions of routers

Faces up to a decade in prison if found guilty.
Juha Saarinen Feb 24 2017 9:35AM Security
Last year's big DDoS attacks were only the beginning

Last year's big DDoS attacks were only the beginning

[Blog post] Krebs, Dyn, Lloyds ... and more to come.
Tony Campbell Jan 24 2017 2:58PM Security
Lloyds Bank hit by massive DDoS

Lloyds Bank hit by massive DDoS

Trying to identify the source.
Staff Writers Jan 24 2017 8:58AM Security
Canberra to bolster its websites against DDoS attacks

Canberra to bolster its websites against DDoS attacks

Avoiding another Census-scale embarrassment.
Paris Cowan Jan 18 2017 11:28AM Security
Here's to 2016 - and make it a stiff one

Here's to 2016 - and make it a stiff one

[Blog post] You thought this year was bad, just wait until next.
Juha Saarinen Dec 20 2016 2:00PM Security
Cops arrest scores of young cybercrims worldwide

Cops arrest scores of young cybercrims worldwide

Anti-DDoS campaign gets serious.
Juha Saarinen Dec 13 2016 6:44AM Security
AWS customers to get free DDoS protection by default

AWS customers to get free DDoS protection by default

Free tier will block '96 percent' of attacks.
Paris Cowan Dec 2 2016 6:45AM Security

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