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U.S. Government Has to Take Action to Ensure a Minimum Level of Cybersecurity in Networks
Feb 17, 2014The U.S. government, finally realizing that it has to take action to ensure a minimum level of cybersecurity in networks that manage the nation's energy, water and financial services, presented the Framework for Improving Critical ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics
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Two 'sinister Playground Bullies' Have Been Jailed for a Brazen Attempt
Dec 23, 2013Two “sinister playground bullies” have been jailed for a brazen attempt to extort a 50 percent share of a Manchester-based online casino using the threat of DDoS attacks capable of taking the business offline. Polish ...
Tags: Casino Firm, DDoS
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A Man Was Sentenced for Participating in a DDoS Attack by Hacker Group Anonymous
Dec 4, 2013A man from Wisconsin was sentenced for participating in a DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack by hacker group Anonymous on a Kansas company. Eric J. Rosol, 38, is admitted that on Feb. 28, 2011, he took part in a denial of service ...
Tags: Ddos Attack, Fined
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New York Times Blamed a Prolonged Website Outage on Tuesday on a Hacking Attack
Aug 28, 2013The New York Times blamed a prolonged website outage on Tuesday on a hacking attack at the company's Australia-based domain name registrar, Melbourne IT. A story published by The Times on Tuesday afternoon quoted the company's CIO, Marc ...
Tags: Computer Products, IT
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DDoS Could Be Related Have in The Past Few Days Slammed The DNS Servers
Jun 4, 2013Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that could be related have in the past few days slammed the DNS servers of at least three providers of domain name management and DNS hosting services. DNSimple, easyDNS and TPP Wholesale all ...
Tags: DDoS Attacks, DNS
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DDoS Attackers Attempted to Bring Down an Unnamed Financial Services Firm
Jun 3, 2013DDoS attackers attempted to bring down an unnamed financial services firm earlier this week using one of the largest traffic bombardments ever recorded, mitigation firm Prolexic has reported. The 167 Gbps peak attack hit what is being ...
Tags: DDoS Attack, Financial Firm
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Colleges Should Scrutinize Their Systems to Keep Them From Being Hijacked in DDoS Attacks
May 14, 2013Colleges and universities are being encouraged to scrutinize their systems to keep them from being hijacked in DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks. The Research and Education Networking Information Sharing and Analysis Center ...
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A Man Suspected of Participating in a Attack Was Extradited From Spain to The Netherlands
May 10, 2013A 35-year-old Dutch man suspected of participating in a large DDoS attack on antispam organization Spamhaus was extradited from Spain to the Netherlands on Monday evening, the Dutch Public Prosecution Service said Wednesday. A judge in ...
Tags: software, Computer Products
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A Dutch Man Was Arrested, as Part of an Investigation Into a Large-Scale DDoS Attack
May 2, 2013A 35-year-old Dutch man was arrested Thursday in Spain, as part of an investigation into a large-scale DDoS attack that targeted a spam-fighting organization called the Spamhaus Project in March. The suspect was arrested by Spanish ...
Tags: Computer Products, DDoS Attack
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DDoS Suspect Used a Van as a Mobile Office to Attack on an Anti-Spam Organisation
May 2, 2013The man suspected of participating in a large DDoS attack on an anti-spam organisation that caused intermittent Internet hiccups drove around Spain in a van he used as a mobile office, Spain's Interior Ministry said Sunday. The van was ...
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A 35-Year-Old Dutchman Was Arrested Thursday in Spain
May 2, 2013A 35-year-old Dutchman was arrested Thursday in Spain, as part of an investigation into a large-scale DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack that targeted a spam-fighting organisation called the Spamhaus Project in March. The suspect ...
Tags: Dutchman, Computer Products
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A Cybercriminal Has Taken to Selling His Malware and Related Services on Facebook
May 2, 2013A cybercriminal has taken to selling his malware and related services on Facebook, boldly choosing a public forum to reach potential customers over the secretive world of the online underground. RSA researchers?recently discovered?on the ...
Tags: Facebook, Computer Products
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Mt. Gox Has Temporarily Shelved Plans to Support a Competing Currency, Litecoin
Apr 27, 2013Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has temporarily shelved plans to support a competing currency, litecoin, the company said Thursday. Mt. Gox, which is the largest bitcoin exchange, has been battling ongoing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) ...
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Mt. Gox Continues to Battle with Miscreants Manipulating The Price of The Virtual Currency
Apr 24, 2013The largest bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox, is in a continuing battle with miscreants trying to manipulate the price of the virtual currency. Early Monday, Mt. Gox wrote on its Facebook page that it was once again struggling with a very large ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Hacker Group Anonymous on Saturday Made The Formula One Its Latest Victim
Apr 23, 2013Hacker group Anonymous on Saturday made the Formula One its latest victim when it performed a DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack on its official website (formula1.com), as well as defacing its fan site f1-racers.net and several ...
Tags: Computer Products, software