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Fifth-grader pleads guilty for role in Anonymous attack

The boy reportedly traded Anonymous pirated information for video games. 

On Oct 26, 2013 by Aja Romano

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North Korea may be using free-to-play video games as cyberweapons

It sounds like it’s out of an old cyberpunk movie, but North Korea already employed this very tactic to infect South Korean computers just last year.

On Oct 24, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Google’s latest project maps DDoS attacks in almost real time

The Digital Attack Map makes the mechanics of cyberwar easier to visualize.

On Oct 23, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

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Was New York’s Obamacare rollout hit with a DDoS attack?

Is Obamacare this popular, or did someone intentionally try to flood the website?

On Oct 3, 2013 by Aaron Sankin

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Teen busted for alleged role in largest cyberattack ‘ever seen’

The investigation uncovered large amounts of money flowing through the teen's bank account, so much that, six months later, financial investigators are still sorting through it.

On Sep 27, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Your website may not be as safe from a DDoS attack as you think

Distributed Denial of Service attacks are getting a lot smarter.

On Sep 24, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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The definitive glossary of hacking terminology

We’ve compiled a list of what we believe to be the most important and current hacking terms you should know.

On Sep 23, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

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China hit with worst DDoS attack in its history

Its government called the attacks, by an unknown hacker, the "worst ever" in the country's history.

On Aug 26, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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How can Twitter make it easier to report hate speech?

The case of Caroline Criado-Perez has inspired a Change.org petition asking for a "report abuse" button.

On Jul 29, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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The Internet’s most infamous black market is being held for ransom

Silk Road, an infamous destination for buying drugs and other illegal items online, has been targeted with repeated DDoS attacks.

On May 3, 2013 by Tim Sampson

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WordPress blogs manipulated in massive attack

In a sophisticated yet simple attack, someone exploited Wordpress sites to form an army of 2,500 blogs, all of which sent relentless requests.

On May 1, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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Spanish authorities arrest suspect in biggest DDoS attack ever

One of the masterminds of the attack, a spokesman for Cyberbunker and the leader of a group called STOPhaus, has been arrested in Spain.

On Apr 29, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

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This is what a massive DDoS attack looks like

Friday's attack in one nifty graph. Whoa. Also: Cheech and Chong, Earth Day, the history of porn.

On Apr 22, 2013 by Mike Fenn

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DDoS attack sending 5 million packets a second knocks Reddit offline

The largest attack in the site's history knocked it offline for about seven hours Friday.

On Apr 19, 2013 by Kevin Morris

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DDoS attack knocks American Express offline

According to an anonymous AmEx employee, the event may have been connected to the fight between Holland’s anti-spam group Spamhaus and hosting company Cyberbunker.

On Mar 29, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

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