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Bitcoin Exchange MtGox Faced Massive Hacker Offensives Last Month
Mar 9, 2014Bitcoin exchange MtGox faced massive hacker offensives last month, coming under some 150,000 DDoS attacks per second for several days ahead of its spectacular failure, a report said Sunday. The Tokyo-based exchange, which filed for ...
Tags: Bitcoin, Consumer Electronics
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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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Arbor Networks Has Released Its 9th Annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report
Feb 13, 2014Arbor Networks has released its 9th Annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report, which has found a 36 percent increase in organisations targeted by Advanced Persistent Threats. Based on survey data provided by service provider, ...
Tags: Infrastructure Security
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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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Arbor Networks' 2013 Research of DDoS Activity in The Middle East Has Revealed
Dec 11, 2013Arbor Networks' 2013 research of DDoS activity in the Middle East has revealed that the average size of attacks in the region is 2.376Gbps and the average duration of an attack exceeds an hour and ten minutes. Mahmoud Samy, Area Head, ...
Tags: middle east, Arbor, network, attack
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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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A New Malicious Software Programme Claims to Mine and Steal Bitcoins
Nov 27, 2013A new malicious software programme, advertised for sale on underground forums, claims to mine and steal bitcoins, according to a Danish security company. The Atrax malware is notable for its low US$250 price and use of TOR, short for The ...
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Kaspersky Lab Has Revealed Research Results That Show an Increase in Malware
Nov 6, 2013Kaspersky Lab has revealed research results that show an increase in malware in the Middle East. The data, provided by Kaspersky Security Network, reveals that The UAE had the highest rate of attacks in the region, suffering 34% of all ...
Tags: Computer Products, Kaspersky, software
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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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One Well-Known Gang of Hackers Contributed to Cyberattacks on South Korea
Jun 26, 2013One well-known gang of hackers contributed to cyberattacks on South Korea on Tuesday, which coincided with the 63rd anniversary of the start of the Korean War, according to analysis from Symantec. The attacks on Tuesday disabled websites, ...
Tags: Cyberattacks, South Korea, Symantec
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Dozens of South Korea Organizations Used Chinese Malware Compromised Over 1,000 Computers
Jun 26, 2013A recent targeted attack that used Chinese malware compromised over 1,000 computers belonging to dozens of South Korea organizations, according to researchers from Israeli security firm Seculert. The main malware tool used in the attack ...
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Wall Street Plans to Hold a Simulated Cyber-Attack Against Equity Markets This Month
Jun 19, 2013Wall Street plans to hold a simulated cyber-attack against equity markets this month that experts hope will set an example of how industries should test their defences against assailants. Called Quantum Dawn 2, the drill will involve big ...
Tags: Wall Street, Security Defences
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ISC Has Patched a Publicly Disclosed Vulnerability That Called BIND 9
Jun 8, 2013The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC), the organization that develops and maintains the widely used BIND DNS (Domain Name System) software, has patched a publicly disclosed vulnerability that can be used to remotely crash DNS servers ...
Tags: Computer Products
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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