"DDOS" content on TweakTown - Page 1

We found 49 items for the tag: DDOS

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NEWS

Partnering with Valve's network lowers lag & DDOS attacks

Hosting on Valves network now comes with an improvement in ping time and protection against DDOS attacks.

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PRESS RELEASE

A10 Networks Delivers Industry-leading 500 Gbps Thunder DDoS Defence System

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Alleged DDOS attack wipes almost $2,000 off Bitcoin price

BTC now trying to stablize around $9,500.

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PSN and Xbox LIVE hacker imprisoned for two years

Adam Mudd, creator of the infamous Titanium Stresser DDoS tool, has been caught and faces two years of imprisonment.

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Huge cyber attack involved 10s of millions IP addresses

According to DownDetector's outage map, the DDoS attack primarily targeted US users.

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Major cyber attack knocks out popular websites

The DDoS attack began this morning, but the service was restored around 9:30 AM ET. However, around noon, another attack began.

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State of the Internet says DDoS attacks are up 149% compared to Q3

The State of the Internet report from Akamai shows a huge increase in DDoS activity compared to last quarter, mostly targeting gaming.

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Xbox Live still experience widespread issues with purchasing content

Xbox Live services seem to be down once again, with certain limitations on downloading and purchasing content. The issues are being looked into.

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26k WordPress sites attacked with a clever layer 7 DDoS attack

Massive layer 7 DDoS attack effected 26,000 different WordPress websites, leveraging the pingback feature with nearly 20,000 HTTPS requests per second.

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Skype hides your IP address, to help you from yourself

Microsoft updated their Skype apps to better protect your privacy by now hiding your IP address if someone went looking for it.

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Sony extending PS Plus subscriptions in response to outages

Sony is now sending out emails compensating users for the downtime experienced during the PSN outage last month.

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EA servers are down, the DDoSing starts early this year

EA's servers, including origin, are currently down, and logging in might be a tad difficult. This might be a holiday tradition.

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DARPA interested in helping develop DDoS protection systems

DARPA researching methods to fend off DDoS cyberattacks.

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DDoS-for-hire cyberattacks are effective and cost-effective

DDoS-for-hire is a growing business for cybercriminals, and continues to prove effective.

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After data breaches, companies still nonchalant about cybersecurity

The number of major data breaches may be rising, but many companies are still rather nonchalant about cybersecurity.

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Politics could get in the way of improved US national cybersecurity

There is a high demand for cybersecurity in the United States, but some are worried politics could get in the way.

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Report: More than 1,500 international data breaches in 2014

There were at least 1,500 global data breaches in 2014, according to report.

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Government: Japan endured 25 billion cyberattacks in 2014 alone

The Japanese government, companies and users endured 25 billion cyberattacks in 2014 alone.

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Nexusguard: Expect DDoS cyberattacks aimed at the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) sector is growing, but so will cyberattacks aimed for the surprisingly soft target.

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Report: Single DDoS attack could cost an organization $400,000

Report indicates a single DDoS attack could cost an enterprise more than $400,000.

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Cyberattacks expanding, with hacktivists, others enjoying DDoS attacks

Hacktivists and gamers largely increasing number of cyberattacks against targets, new reports indicate.

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Lizard Squad says it wasn't hacked, distributed customer data

The Lizard Squad says it wasn't hacked, and someone intentionally released customer passwords for its DDoS service.

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Lizard Squad's DDoS attack service hacked, as pressure mounts

The Lizard Squad wants customers to pay to use its DDoS attack service - but it was recently hacked.

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Police make arrest in PlayStation and Xbox Live attacks

UK police arrest a man involved in the DDoS attacks on PlayStation and Xbox Live.

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Cybercriminal underground allows for custom modes of future attacks

The cybercriminal black market is open for interested buyers to meet criminals hoping to pitch their products.

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Anonymous plans to retaliate against Islamic groups for terror attack

The Anonymous hacker group plans to target Islamic extremist groups connected with the terror attacks in France, group publicly states.

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Sony offers store discount, PSN extension after holiday downtime

Sony will try to make it up to gamers following a rough Christmas, after the Lizard Squad dropped the PlayStation Network.

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FBI confirms it is investigating Lizard Squad for DDoS attacks

The FBI is currently investigating the Lizard Squad for bringing down Microsoft's Xbox Live and Sony's PlayStation Network over Christmas.

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Can you log onto Xbox Live? Connectivity issues seemingly reappear

Can you log onto Xbox Live? It looks like the service is having problems again.

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Lizard Squad stop DDoS of PSN and Xbox Live thanks to Kim Dotcom

Kim Dotcom comes to the rescue of PSN and XBOX Live, offering their DDoS'ers a hefty bribe to wean off the attack.

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Despite Kim Dotcom intervention, gaming networks still struggling

Even though Kim Dotcom stepped up to work with the Lizard Squad to end the Xbox Live, PlayStation Network siege, struggles continue into second day.

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Internet in North Korea bounced offline due to suspected DDoS

Pres. Obama considers what to do with North Korea, but it appears someone has beaten him to the punch.

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Amazon denies Sony is using its AWS to launch DDoS cyberattacks

Amazon denies its AWS service is being used by Sony to launch cyberattacks.

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Sony takes a page from hackers, attacking sites hosting its movies

Sony is reportedly using the Amazon Web Services to launch DDoS attacks against websites suspected of hosting stolen movies.

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Blizzard's Battle.net servers are experiencing major lag issues

Blizzard are experiencing major server issues accross the board.

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World of Warcraft servers targeted by DDoS, causing serious headaches

World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor North American gamers were met by a DDoS attack.

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EU practices cyberattack response ability during recent 24-hour event

Cyberattack simulation event in the EU hopes to give companies a better ability to attack real-world cyberthreats.

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Leading website compromised, turns users into "DDoS zombies"

Unknown major video website, in Alexa top 50, was hacked and compromised to turn visitors into unsuspecting "DDoS zombies"

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Popular event notification site, Meetup, down for days due to DDoS

Meetup suffering from service outage due to DDoS attack for several days on end now.

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Another Bitcoin exchange halts transfers over website issues

Bitcoin exchange, Bitstamp, halts all withdrawal transactions due to DDOS attack.

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Security researchers warn of cross-platform DDoS botnet

There's a new DDoS Botnet that is becoming a big threat to PCs.

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Battlefield 4 hit by massive DDoS attack over the weekend

EA confirms that Battlefield 4 was the target of a massive DDoS attack over the weekend, and many server crashes were the result.

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Chinese websites go down as massive DDOS attack hits its .cn domain

Chinas .cn TLD sees massive DDoS attack over the weekend, takes down 32% of Chinese websites.

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GitHub suffers massive DDoS attack, says it is recovering quickly

GitHub the victim of a massive DDoS attack, has been experiencing server outages and downtime all day.

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DICE announces that DDoS attack continues on BF3 infrastructure despite security measures

Battlefield 3 continues to be hit by DDoS attack, rendering multiplayer unplayable.

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Indiegogo suffers DDOS over YourAnonymousNews campaign

Indiegogo suffers DDOS of unknown origin after YourAnonNews posts funding campaign.

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GoDaddy hacked, sites down as result, Anonymous takes credit

Anonymous member takes credit for GoDaddy outage, GoDaddy hasn't confirmed anything besides outage.

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WikiLeaks unveils TrapWire, a very scary surveillance system, gets taken down by DDoS attack, coincidence?

WikiLeaks unveil TrapWire, a privately-owned surveillance technology, gets taken by DDoS attack.

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Demonoid operators arrested in Mexico, Anonymous plans revenge attack

Demonoid operators get arrested in Mexico, Anonymous are planning their next move in retaliation.