Police overcame not only digital defenses of the “bulletproof” provider CyberBunker but also barbed wire fences and surveillance cams.
Tag Archives: Denial of Service
Wikipedia fights off huge DDoS attack
Wikipedia has suffered what appears to be the most disruptive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack in recent memory.
Author of record-setting IoT botnets pleads guilty
He kept working on new botnets (and swatting a co-conspirator-cum-competitor) while indicted and on supervised release.
Multiple HTTP/2 DoS flaws found by Netflix
Netflix has identified several denial of service (DoS) flaws in HTTP/2, a popular network protocol that underpins large parts of the web. Exploiting them could bring servers grinding to a halt.
Police site DDoSer/bomb hoaxer caught after jeering on social media
He called in hoaxes days after the Manchester Arena bombing, DDoSed police sites when they investigated him, then taunted them on Twitter.
Serious flaws in six printer brands discovered, fixed
There are many ways to compromise company data, but IT teams often overlook one of the most serious: the humble printer.
Russia targeted all 50 states in 2016 election, Senate report says
The Senate Intelligence Committee doesn’t know what Moscow’s intentions are, but Robert Mueller says they’re still at it.
Instagram bug could have allowed anyone to take over your account
The good news is that Facebook updated Instagram’s server-side defences automatically, so you don’t have to do anything to fix this one.
New Year’s eve gaming DDoSer lulz himself into a 27-month sentence
Back in 2014, @DerpTrolling said he attacked sites simply based on requests from people who tweeted suggested targets.
Hacker threw Molotov cocktail, dropped USB drive of his DDoS deeds
Those things drop out of pockets at the worst times. Like, say, when you’re hurling a bomb at a brick-and-mortar that you’ve also DDoSed.