NoCrackingZone | Tag | DDoS

Teen nabbed after attacks on UK government and FBI sites

Posted on August 24, 2015 by nocrackingzone

His lawyers claim that their client was only on the “periphery” of the conspiracy, but that didn’t stop him from boasting about it.

Mumsnet DDoSed, SWATted, hacked – oh, and change your password, too!

Posted on August 19, 2015 by nocrackingzone

Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts has announced that an intruder managed to gain access to some parts of the administration functions on the site. Mumsnet also suffered a DDoS attack, and Roberts and another member of Mumsnet were SWATted.

SSCC 207 – Windows 2003 R2? The train stops here! [PODCAST]

Posted on July 18, 2015 by nocrackingzone

Our weekly quarter-hour podcast where we turn the latest security news into advice you can use – and have fun at the same time. Enjoy!

No jail for Lizard Squad member guilty of 50,700 cybercrime charges

Posted on July 8, 2015 by nocrackingzone

The Lizard Squad spokesman Julius “zeekill” Kivimaki has been given a suspended sentence and ordered to “fight against cybercrime”.

Blackshades RAT co-author sentenced to 57 months in prison

Posted on June 25, 2015 by nocrackingzone

Alex Yucel, co-creator of the Blackshades Remote Access Trojan (RAT), has been sentenced for selling and distributing the malware since 2010.

Katie Hopkins has her Twitter account hacked, bogus ‘sex tape’ tweets issued

Posted on June 22, 2015 by nocrackingzone

The controversial Katie Hopkins had her Twitter account hacked by someone threatening to release a bogus sex tape.

High schooler allegedly hired third party to DDoS his school district

Posted on May 22, 2015 by nocrackingzone

He might face state and federal charges. The attack crippled more than 50 schools, forcing some students to retake tests multiple times, among other miseries.