Ddos Attack

VeriSign says first quarter of 2017 saw a decline in DDoS attacks

Although, the first quarter of 2017 saw a 23 per cent decrease in the number of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, the average peak attack size increased 26 per cent compared to the previous quarter, a new report revealed on Wednesday.

UK lawmakers claim that one of the websites used for Brexit voting may have been hacked

A website which allowed Britons to register to vote in last year's European Union referendum, Brexit might have been targeted by foreign hackers causing it to crash before the deadline.

IoT devices will be a prime target for Cybercriminals in 2017

Cybercriminals will use distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in 2017 to extend their reach as there are now several Internet of Things (IoT) devices containing outdated codes and operating with well known vulnerabilities, a global security firm warned on Monday.

Internet Service Providers in Mumbai targeted in DDoS attack

Internet service providers (ISPs) in Mumbai are being targeted in a distributed denial of service attack (DDoS), said to be India’s largest ever attack.

Valve tells users about Christmas fiasco, explains why Steam was down

Valve has now put out a blogpost explaining why its gaming platform Steam was down during Christmas.

Bitcoin hit by denial of service attack: Transactions not confirming

The attacks are responsible for problems experienced by two bitcoin exchanges that caused them to temporarily halt withdrawals by customers who stored bitcoins in digital wallets provided by the exchanges,

Internet slowed by cyber attack on spam blocker

One of the largest ever cyber attacks is slowing global internet services after an organisation blocking "spam" content became a target...

Sony fined record £250,000 for 2011 PlayStation ID hack

Sony has been fined a record £2,50,000 (approx Rs 2.1 crores) by Information Commissioner’s Office, a UK data protection watchdog, after personal

Mastermind behind Bredolab botnet sentenced to jail in Armenia

A man who was in command of the botnet, Bredolab, controlling some 30 million computers worldwide, has ...