WikiLeaks site is down
Whether its really because the DDoS attacks against the WikiLeaks website have threatened “the stability of the EveryDNS.net infrastructure, which enables access to …
WikiLeaks and Assange under attack
While WikiLeaks’ site is still being bombarded with requests at a speed of 10 gigabits per second – making access to it very difficult and at moments even …
Release of diplomatic cables reveals Aurora attacks instigator
As Wikileaks was preparing to release part of the 250,000 diplomatic documents on Sunday, its operators alerted the public via their Twitter account that the whistleblowing …
Student pleads guilty to helping organize Anonymous DDoS attacks
Steve Slayo, a 19-year old Australian student, has pleaded guilty to having organized a DDoS attack targeting – among others – the websites of the Australian Prime …
Bruce Schneier on cyberwar and cybercrime
In this video, Bruce Schneier examined the future of cyberwar and cyber security. He explored the current debate on the threat of cyber war, asking whether or not the threat …
Week in review: DDoS Trojan, PCI 2.0 and Android kernel security flaws
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews, articles and reviews: Facebook discovers and “punishes” UID-selling …
Myanmar cut off the Internet ahead of elections
The Southeast Asian country of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) has been practically cut off the Internet as an extensive DDoS attack that started in late October has …
Human rights organization targeted with cyber attack
The website of Survival International – a human rights organization that campaigns for the rights of indigenous tribal peoples – has been knocked offline last week …
RIAA’s sites downed by Anonymous DDoS attack
Anonymous continues its Operation Payback and has DDoSed two official websites belonging to the Recording Industry Association of America. Riaa.com and riaa.org have been …
Operation Payback: Anonymous group causes service interruptions
The DDoS attacks organized by the Anonymous cyber-activist group against SGAE (Spanish copyright collection society), the Spanish Culture Ministry and Promusicae, which began …