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Posted on July 5, 2017

News in brief: China tightens Great Firewall; student charged over DDoS attacks; health data posted online

Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news

Posted on June 30, 2017

Who was to blame for what looked like a DDoS attack on the AA? That would be … the AA

AA members not unreasonably complied when they received an email warning them to change their passwords … but the AA’s servers couldn’t cope

Posted on June 15, 2017

DHS, FBI Warn of North Korea ‘Hidden Cobra’ Strikes Against US Assets

DHS and the FBI warned that North Korean attackers are targeting U.S. businesses with malware- and botnet-related attacks that are part of concerted effort dubbed “Hidden Cobra.”

Posted on May 11, 2017

News in brief: laptop ban could be extended; DDoS hits news sites; Taiwan might block Google DNS

Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news

Posted on May 3, 2017

DDoS Attacks Can Cost Businesses Up to $2.5M Per Attack, Report Says

Neustar’s annual DDoS attack report says businesses can lose $2.5M on average detecting and mitigating DDoS attacks.

Posted on April 28, 2017

Discovery of 8,800 servers sends warning to Asian cybercriminals

Move shows the importance of international co-operation to take down cybercrime at its roots

Posted on April 22, 2017

Mirai and Hajime Locked Into IoT Botnet Battle

A white hat hacker is believed responsible for the Hajime IoT botnet because its main objective appears to be to secure IoT devices vulnerable to the notorious Mirai malware.

Posted on January 20, 2017

The Mirai DDoS botnet: Brian Krebs claims to know who wrote it

How do you trace the source of an attack that came from network devices located all around the globe? Krebs thinks he’s done it…

Posted on January 20, 2017

Protestors urged to try and swamp White House website

As the inauguration of Donald Trump gets under way in Washington DC, one activist is calling for a DIY DDoS-style attack – which may not be legal

Posted on December 17, 2016

Threatpost News Wrap, December 16, 2016

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week including Yahoo’s latest breach announcement, a DDoS-for-hire crackdown, hackers seeking help with Mirai, and some new Adobe patches.

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