Suspected botnet tried to break the Internet by attacking root DNS servers
5 million queries a second. That's the scope of a DDoS attack launched on the root DNS servers that make the Internet possible. It didn't work.
UK police arrest six teens for using Lizard Squad’s hacking-for-hire tool
Six teens were arrested in the UK this week for availing of hacking group Lizard Group's DDoS tool Lizard Stresser to target several major websites.
DDoS attack hits GitHub after Chinese police force developer to remove code
Github is recovering from a DDoS attack this week that disrupted the code repository's service. The attack is believed to have originated in China.
DDoS attacks hit record numbers in Q2 2015
The number of DDOS attacks have hit record highs in Q2 2015 according to a new report Akamai, which tracked the kinds of attacks and targets.
Self-proclaimed ‘hacker’ is caught after using Gmail at home
Texas teenager and "hacker" Zachary Lee Morgenstern pleaded guilty last week after swatting and, before that, making threats to a Minnesota high school.
Valve’s $18 million Dota 2 tournament The International 5 delayed by DDoS attack
A DDoS attack delayed Valve's $18 million Dota 2 tournament The International 5 for three hours on Tuesday, and there's no guarantee it won't happen again.
Hacker takes down website with stories of alleged Cosby victims
Parts of New York magazine's website were temporarily offline after the publication launched a story about victims of Bill Cosby's alleged sexual abuse.
Battlefield Hardline on the Xbox One targeted by DDoS attacks
Xbox One owners hoping to play the newly released Battlefield Hardline may have to wait a while, as the game is suffering from a DDoS attack.
Need to take down a website? Lizard Squad will do it, for a fee
Want to take down a website? Lizard Squad can help! The notorious group has launched a rental DDoS service it claims can take down any target website.
North Korea’s Internet goes dark after Sony hack debacle
After a weekend of saber-rattling the Internet of North Korea has gone completely silent in the face of a suspect DDoS attack.
Third time is not the charm: Feedly targeted by yet another DDoS attack
Feedly was targeted by yet another DDoS attack early this morning, marking the third time this week the service was brought to its knees by DDoS attacks.
Evernote and Feedly bogged down by DDoS attack in extortion attempt
Evernote and Feedly were targets in separate distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Apparently, the hackers are trying to extort money from Feedly.
43 percent of DDoS hacking attacks in Q4 2013 came from China, Akamai report says
A huge chunk of Denial of Service attacks originated from one country towards the tail end of last year.
Obamacare website threatened by hackers using DDoS attacks
The Obamacare site has been beleaguered since its launch, suffering from multiple issues, and could soon suffer due to a new problem: DDoS attacks.
Reddit suffers DDoS attack amid Boston Marathon blunders
Are the 'technical difficulties ' suffered by Reddit today related to the Boston Marathon bombings? Maybe not, but the timing has sparked speculation.
The largest cyber attack ever just slowed down the entire Internet
The world's biggest cyberattack just happened. What's next?
