Security News

The Profile of Modern-Day DDoS
2018-11-30 15:48

Netscout Arbor's Tom Bienkowski on the Risks to Healthcare OrganizationsDDoS attacks against healthcare organizations have increased not only in size and scale, but especially in complexity, says...

DerpTrolling game server DDoS attacker pleads guilty
2018-11-09 10:59

Austin Thompson pleaded guilty on November 6 in a San Diego Federal court to knowingly causing damage to third-party computers.

Man Behind DDoS Attacks on Gaming Companies Pleads Guilty
2018-11-08 13:54

A 23-year-old man from Utah pleaded guilty this week to launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against several online gaming companies in 2013 and 2014. read more

'DerpTroll' derps into plea deal, admits DDoS attacks on EA, Steam, Sony game servers
2018-11-08 10:52

Austin Thompson, 23, cops to $95,000 worth of damage The man accused over DDoS-bombing several online games hosts in 2013 and 2014 has entered a guilty plea under a deal with US authorities.…

DDoS Disruption: Election Attacks
2018-11-05 16:08

With all eyes on the 2018 US midterm elections November 6, election officials are on high alert for DDoS attacks.

ThreatList: Fewer Big DDoS Attacks in Q3, Overall Rate Holds Steady
2018-11-02 15:16

Meanwhile, Saturday now is the most “dangerous” day of the week for DDoS attacks.

Mirai Author Gets House Arrest for DDoS Attacks on University
2018-10-29 10:34

The author of the Mirai malware has been sentenced to six months of house arrest and ordered to pay $8.6 million in restitution for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against...

DemonBot Fans DDoS Flames with Hadoop Enslavement
2018-10-26 15:36

An unsophisticated but effective botnet is targeting exposed cloud servers and racking up millions of infections.

DDoS-Capable IoT Botnet 'Chalubo' Rises
2018-10-23 21:41

A new piece of malware is targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices in an attempt to ensnare them into a botnet capable of launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, Sophos Labs...

A10 Networks provides cloud, Internet and gaming providers with 1 RU DDoS defense appliance
2018-10-18 01:00

A10 Networks launched the A10 Thunder 7445 Threat Protection System (Thunder TPS), the performance 1 rack unit (RU) and density of throughput per RU appliance. Now cloud, Internet and gaming...