The WikiLeaks weird fest continues, with Mastercard getting hammered some more this past weekend and a Java script-based DDoS being planned and launched through i-frame based images. Before I go any ...

Internet criminals are sidestepping the need to launch DDoS attack from large networks of malware-compromised bot PCs by using simpler server ‘booter shells’, mitigation firm Prolexic has warned.

Late last year, an attacker known as "Matrix" orchestrated a large-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack by exploiting vulnerabilities in Internet of Things (IoT) devices. By leveraging ...

For hackers seeking to maximize chaos, so-called denial-of-service attacks that knock targets offline with waves off junk traffic are typically more of a blunt cudgel than a weapon of mass destruction ...

Ransomware attacks that tear through corporate networks can bring massive organizations to their knees. But even as these hacks reach new popularity highs—and new ethical lows—among attackers, it's ...

An online hackers’ forum has deleted a section that allegedly offered paid distributed denial-of-service attacks, following last Friday’s massive internet disruption. HackForums.net will be shutting ...

Some clever hackers found new ways to use the smart devices surrounding us, according to a report published last week by UK-based cyber-defense company Darktrace. The report, entitled the Darktrace ...

A hacker has been taking justice into their own hands by targeting "scam" companies with ransomware and denial of service attacks. Last week a new ransomware was discovered called MilkmanVictory that ...

Despite claims by WikiLeaks that they were under a mass DDoS attack, the 2–4 Gbps attack on Sunday was relatively modest, according to Arbor Networks data. Large-scale DDoS attacks can run in the ...

Poor Sony: This morning, the company's PlayStation Network (PSN) and Store were unreachable due to suspected foul play by Lizard Squad, the same hacker group that took down Microsoft's Xbox Live ...