2016
Another Massive DDoS Closes Out 2016, But Mirai Not To Blame
by 1 other (via)This past year has been one for the record books when it comes to distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, so it is only proper that 2016 closes out with news of another massive DDoS attack, reported by Imperva researchers. According to them, the Imperva Incapsula network was forced to mitigate a 650 Gbps DDoS attack just a few days before Christmas.
2010
Hackers attack with digital kung-fu, demand taekwondo gold medal
(via)After the disqualification of a female athlete who was headed toward a gold medal and could literally kick the snot out of most of us in real life, hackers attacked and it turned into an online fight of digital kung-fu.
Hackers attack Philippine government website
(via)MANILA (AFP) – – The Philippines on Sunday ordered all government offices to tighten Internet security after its main information website was brought down by hackers.
Hack attack targets 4.3 million online CVs
(via)The personal details of 4.3 million job seekers may have been compromised in a “concerted and sophisticated” hack attack on Trinity Mirror’s recruitment sites.
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