Kenneth Schuchman, the creator of the massive Satori botnet of enslaved devices, will be spending 13 months behind bars.
Tag Archives: Denial of Service
‘Anonymous’ takes down Atlanta Police Dept. site after police shooting
Hackers affiliating themselves with the hacktivist label have joined the Black Lives Matter backlash after a fatal police shooting on Friday.
Apple “MagicPairing” for AirPods – the magic isn’t perfect yet
Apple’s efforts to overcome the limitations of Bluetooth is a proprietary system called MagicPairing, but there are flaws in the magic.
Russia’s FSB wanted its own IoT botnet
If you thought the Mirai botnet was bad, what about a version under the control of Russia’s military that it could point like an electronic cannon at people it didn’t like?
Necurs zombie botnet disrupted by Microsoft
Necurs, one of the world’s biggest botnets, infected over 9 million computers worldwide.
Instagram CEO’s homes were targetted by SWATters
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri’s houses were surrounded by SWAT teams after hoax phone calls claimed hostages were being held there.
Ubisoft sues DDoS-for-hire operators for ruining game play
The network of sites and services run by the alleged operators target the Rainbow Six Siege game, selling attacks to cheating players.
Update WhatsApp now: MP4 video bug exposes your messages
A now-patched-hole could have allowed remote code execution that could have exposed files and messages. Update your WhatsApp now.
Sophos 2020 Threat Report: AI is the new battleground
The SophosLabs 2020 Threat Report highlights a growing battle as smart automation technologies continue to evolve.
Booter boss behind millions of DDoS-for-hire attacks jailed
The US is also juicing him for over half a million in profits from multiple DDoS-for-hire services.