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Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks

Anonymous-Hater Claims Responsibility for Pirate Bay DDoS Attack - PCWorld BBC News Anonymous-Hater Claims Responsibility for Pirate Bay DDoS Attack PCWorld By Mary-Ann Russon, techworld.com A hacker who claims to hate both Anonymous and notorious BitTorrent website The Pirate Bay (TPB) has claimed responsibility for the DDoS attack that TPB has been suffering under for the last 24 hours. WikiLeaks Recovers From Massive DDoS Attack: Whodunnit?PC Magazine WikiLeaks, Pirate Bay suffer DDoS attacks, back onlineLos Angeles Times The Pirate Bay returns, Anonymous hater takes credit for DDoSZDNet (blog) Indian Express -RedOrbit -CNET (blog) all 78 news articles »

DDoS Blitz Floods The Pirate Bay - TechNewsWorld RedOrbit DDoS Blitz Floods The Pirate Bay TechNewsWorld By David Vranicar Today in international tech news: The Pirate Bay is hit with a massive DDoS attack. Meanwhile, Evernote launches its Chinese service, saying, "It's like we unlocked a whole new Earth that we didn't even know existed. The Pirate Bay Taken Down by DDoS AttackPC Magazine Pirate Bay Under DDoS Attack From Unknown EnemyTorrentFreak The Pirate Bay Suffers DDoS AttackRedOrbit Mobile & Apps all 124 news articles »

US Firms Are Over-Reliant on Firewalls to Protect Against DDoS Attacks - PCWorld US Firms Are Over-Reliant on Firewalls to Protect Against DDoS Attacks PCWorld By John E Dunn, techworld.com More than half of US businesses still rely on conventional firewalls or intrusion prevention systems to shield themselves from the scourge of DDoS attacks, a survey by services firm Neustar has found. What A DDoS Can CostDark Reading all 9 news articles »

National Botnet Network coming: Earthwave - ZDNet Australia National Botnet Network coming: Earthwave ZDNet Australia Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are on the rise, and, according to Earthwave CEO Carlos Minassian, the situation will get worse when the National Broadband Network (NBN) rolls out. Speaking to ZDNet Australia, Minassian said that in the ...

US firms over-reliant on firewalls to defend against DDoS attacks - CSO US firms over-reliant on firewalls to defend against DDoS attacks CSO By John E Dunn May 17, 2012 — Techworld — More than half of US businesses still rely on conventional firewalls or intrusion prevention systems to shield themselves from the scourge of DDoS attacks, a survey by services firm Neustar has found. U.S. Firms Over-Reliant on Firewalls to Defend Against DDoS AttacksCIO How Cyber-Hacks Are Hurting Small BusinessesMobiledia all 4 news articles »

Anonymous turns its DDoS cannons on India - Register IBNLive.com Anonymous turns its DDoS cannons on India Register The web sites of the Department of Telecoms, the IT ministry, the BJP and INC parties and the Supreme Court, among others, were all hit in time-honoured Anonymous tradition by DDoS attacks presumably made possible thanks to the group's preferred ... Anonymous attacks Indian government over file-sharing banmsnbc.com Anonymous Takes Aim at Indian GovernmentCIO Anonymous targets Indian establishmentDigital Spy Ping! Zine Web Hosting Magazine all 63 news articles »

Anonymous hits Chicago in solidarity with Nato protests - Examiner.com Globe and Mail Anonymous hits Chicago in solidarity with Nato protests Examiner.com Anonymous hacktivists used a series of successful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against Chicago government websites. A DDoS attack is an orchestrated attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users. NATO Summit Protest: Anarchists Clash With Cops; Vets Return MedalsABC News Chicago website hit by possible cyberattackNEWS.com.au NATO Summit Chicago 2012 LIVE: Obama Hosts G8 and NATO LeadersPolicyMic all 9,467 news articles »

Pirate Bay Condemns Anonymous DDoS Attack on Virgin Media - PC Magazine BBC News Pirate Bay Condemns Anonymous DDoS Attack on Virgin Media PC Magazine VirginMedia.com was hit with a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on Tuesday, and appears to still be inaccessible as of Wednesday afternoon. In a statement, Virgin Media confirmed the attack and said it took the site offline itself. The Pirate Bay Supporters Hack Virgin MediaPCWorld Anonymous Takes Down Virgin Media Over Pirate Bay BlockTom's Hardware Guide Pirate Bay condemns Virgin Media hackZDNet UK (blog) ZDNet Australia -Recombu all 122 news articles »

HULK DDoS Tool Smash Web Server, Server Fall Down - Threatpost (blog) HULK DDoS Tool Smash Web Server, Server Fall Down Threatpost (blog) Enter HULK, a new DDoS tool that arrives just in time to coincide with the release of some movie involving the actual Hulk and other CGI-ified mediocre-heroes. The HULK (HTTP Unbearable Load King) DDoS tool is somewhat different from others of its ilk ... and more »

UK Anonymous keeps up DDoS barrage on ICO - ZDNet UK Computing UK Anonymous keeps up DDoS barrage on ICO ZDNet UK The Information Commissioner's Office's website has been targeted by repeated DDoS attack. Image credit: ICO Attackers, including the ATeam, have been targeting the site with distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks since Sunday as part of a ... Anonymous Maintaining DDoS Fire On ICOITProPortal ICO website offline following DDoS attackComputer Business Review We Join Anonymous In IRC Chat During The ICO BlackoutTechWeekEurope UK SC Magazine UK -Inquirer -TechEye all 13 news articles »