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The White House Is Now Taking Steps To Fight DDoS Attacks - 0 views

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shared by sojtwo on 02 Feb 15 - No Cached

sojtwo on 02 Feb 15

Last month, attackers took down the PlayStation Network for several days, embarrassing Sony and leaving tons and tons of gamers unable to feed their Destiny addictions for almost a week. This is all thanks to what's called a Distributed Denial of Service attack, where a person or a group of people send an inflated amount of traffic to a network in hopes of overloading and crippling the servers.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Last month, attackers took down the PlayStation Network for several days, embarrassing Sony and leaving tons and tons of gamers unable to feed their Destiny addictions for almost a week. This is all thanks to what's called a Distributed Denial of Service attack, where a person or a group of people send an inflated amount of traffic to a network in hopes of overloading and crippling the servers.</div>

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New Trojan stealing FTP credentials, attacking FTP websites - 1 views

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shared by Gale Young on 05 Mar 12 - No Cached

Gale Young on 05 Mar 12

New Trojan stealing FTP credentials, attacking FTP websites

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">New Trojan stealing FTP credentials, attacking FTP websites</div>

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DDoS attack size up 50-fold over past decade - 2 views

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shared by asextro on 30 Jan 15 - No Cached

asextro on 30 Jan 15

The size of the largest distributed denial-of-service attack was 50 times larger last year than 10 years ago, according to a new survey of Internet service and hosting providers, and attacks are also increasing in numbers and in sophistication.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The size of the largest distributed denial-of-service attack was 50 times larger last year than 10 years ago, according to a new survey of Internet service and hosting providers, and attacks are also increasing in numbers and in sophistication.</div>

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Microsoft confirms hack attack mirroring recent Facebook break-in - 0 views

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shared by Sara Holsapple on 24 Feb 13 - No Cached

Sara Holsapple on 24 Feb 13

Microsoft has joined the list of prominent technology companies confirming they have been hit by a recent computer hacking attack. In a blog posting Friday, Microsoft said it had found no evidence that any customer data had been heisted. Microsoft Corp.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Microsoft has joined the list of prominent technology companies confirming they have been hit by a recent computer hacking attack. In a blog posting Friday, Microsoft said it had found no evidence that any customer data had been heisted. Microsoft Corp.</div>

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500 Malware Networks Available To Launch Attacks - Security - Attacks/breaches - Inform... - 1 views

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DDoS attacks spread to vulnerable IPv6 Internet | Deep Tech - CNET News - 1 views

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Just how big a threat are cyber attacks to US security? - 0 views

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U.S. Cyber attacks claimed to be made by a Chinese Military Unit - 0 views

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shared by Bill Pepper on 20 Feb 13 - No Cached

Bill Pepper on 20 Feb 13

Multiple U.S. organizations targeted and hundreds of terabytes of data stolen by a Chinese Unit.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Multiple U.S. organizations targeted and hundreds of terabytes of data stolen by a Chinese Unit.</div>

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Top 3 Myths About DDoS Attacks - 1 views

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DDOS Attacks Spread to Vulnerable IPv6 Internet | Security - CNET News - 1 views

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shared by W. Brock Son on 17 Feb 12 - No Cached

FBI Website Crippled in Anonymous-led Retaliation to Megaupload Raid - 3 views

The official website for the US Federal Bureau of Investigation is the latest victim in a massive online attack against both the government and entertainment industry. The Bureau's official website...

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started by Bradley Colson on 28 Mar 12 no follow-up yet

Internet freedom or real-world hypocrisy | PRI.ORG - 1 views

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shared by Bill Genereux on 31 Jan 11 - No Cached

A market may, in fact, be emerging for cyber attacks. People may soon be able to go on Ebay to purchase a cyber attack to shut down the website or blog of dissidents or gadflies.
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Sony Pictures Knew of Gaps in Computer Network Before Hack Attack | Re/code - 2 views

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shared by Bill Genereux on 17 Dec 14 - No Cached

Cryptojacking attacks: One in three organisations say they've been hit with mining malw... - 0 views

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shared by Bill Genereux on 17 Oct 18 - No Cached

Hackers use corporate attacks as staging grounds for other cyber assaults - 0 views

www.networkworld.com/...3-rsa-cyberattacks-267279.html

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Air Force, industry seek to cyber-protect weapons, fighter jets -- Defense Systems - 0 views

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shared by akuhlman on 24 Jan 17 - No Cached

akuhlman on 24 Jan 17

Heavy reliance on networked technology has created a situation where larger platforms can be vulnerable to cyber attack and are in need of protection.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Heavy reliance on networked technology has created a situation where larger platforms can be vulnerable to cyber attack and are in need of protection.</div>

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Dark web hackers boast of Tesco Bank thefts - BBC News - 0 views

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shared by pawnzblog on 05 Feb 17 - No Cached

pawnzblog on 05 Feb 17

Hackers boasted of thefts from Tesco Bank months before the company reported losing £2.5m in an attack. Cybersecurity company Cyberint said it had discovered posts on a variety of dark web forums whose members had described the lender as being a "cash milking cow" and "easy to cash out".

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Hackers boasted of thefts from Tesco Bank months before the company reported losing £2.5m in an attack. Cybersecurity company Cyberint said it had discovered posts on a variety of dark web forums whose members had described the lender as being a "cash milking cow" and "easy to cash out".</div>

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Upcoming Firefox click-to-play feature will stop automated plug-in exploits - 0 views

Mozilla developers are working on a new Firefox feature that will block the automated display of plug-in-based content like Flash videos, Java applets or PDF files, and will protect users from atta...

started by Bradley Colson on 16 Apr 12 no follow-up yet

Anonymous: Operation Defense Phase II [CISPA] - 1 views

Plans for protest of the latest threat to the free internet. Demonstrate and Boycott supporters of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). Make your voice known to such ebtities ...

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started by Bradley Colson on 01 May 12 no follow-up yet

Why is Silicon Valley silent on CISPA? (Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Act) - 2 views

In January, America's major tech companies joined everyday internet users to break the back of a reviled law called SOPA. Months later, Washington is brewing a new law that alarms many SOPA opponen...

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started by Bradley Colson on 29 Apr 12 no follow-up yet

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