Security News

'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...

Acorus Network protects enterprises and service providers from DDoS attacks
2018-10-10 00:30

Acorus Networks is raising $6 million from Elaia Partners, Partech and Kima Ventures. This funding round will contribute to Acorus Networks’ mission to protect customers whose business activity...

Microsoft Adds New Tools to Azure DDoS Protection
2018-09-26 13:24

Microsoft this week announced a new set of distributed denial of service (DDoS) mitigation tools for Azure, which the company says will provide customers with increased visibility and support when...

Bitcoin Core Software Patches a Critical DDoS Attack Vulnerability
2018-09-25 11:48

The Bitcoin Core development team has released an important update to patch a major DDoS vulnerability in its underlying software that could have been fatal to the Bitcoin Network, which is...