Security News

UK Sentences Man for Mirai DDoS Attacks Against Liberia
2019-01-14 11:18

Daniel Kaye Was Paid to Disrupt Liberia's Largest Telecommunications FirmA U.K. court has sentenced Daniel Kaye, 30, after he admitted launching DDoS attacks against Liberia's largest...

No plain sailing for Anon hacktivist picked up by Disney cruise ship: 10 years in the cooler for hospital DDoS caper
2019-01-11 09:05

Healthcare networks pummeled amid drama over teen girl's custody Five months after he was found guilty of orchestrating a distributed denial-of-service attack against US healthcare providers, the...

Hacktivist Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence for DDoS Attack on Hospitals
2019-01-11 07:37

A 34-year-old man from Somerville, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against two healthcare organizations in the...

FBI Denies Service to 15 DDoS-for-Hire Sites, Charges Operators
2018-12-21 17:39

The FBI has taken down several of the largest DDoS-as-a-service sites on the web.

U.S. Authorities Take Down 15 DDoS-for-Hire Websites
2018-12-21 17:16

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week seized 15 domains associated with DDoS-for-hire services, the Department of Justice announced.  read more

FBI Seizes 15 DDoS-For-Hire Websites, 3 Operators Charged
2018-12-21 09:03

The FBI just saved the Christmas. The U.S. Justice Department announced earlier today that the FBI has seized domains of 15 "DDoS-for-hire" websites and charged three individuals running some of...

U.K. Teen Responsible for Bomb Threats, DDoS Attacks Sentenced to Prison
2018-12-10 12:49

A British teenager involved in making false bomb threats and launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks has been sentenced to three years in prison. read more

Bomb Threat Hoaxer, DDos Boss Gets 3 Years
2018-12-08 01:38

The alleged ringleader of a gang of cyber hooligans that made bomb threats against hundreds of schools and launched debilitating denial-of-service attacks against Web sites (including...

California Man Gets 26-Month Prison Sentence for DDoS Attacks
2018-12-07 16:25

The U.S. Department of Justice announced this week that a 44-year-old man from California has been sentenced to 26 months in prison for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on...

NTT Communications expands its DDoS Protection Services with DPS Max
2018-12-04 02:30

NTT Communications expanded its DDoS Protection Services (DPS) with the addition of DPS Max. The new solution is the service for Global IP Network (GIN) customers that require protection from DDoS...