Category Archive For "Defend Against DDoS"
DOSarrest releases new API
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 18, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Internet Security announced today that they have released a new Application Programming Interface(API) for their latest generation of Internet Security Services Software, enabling NSPs, ISPs and Security as a Service companies to directly access any and all of DOSarrest’s cloud based Security Services. This allows any …
National Lottery hit by DDoS attack – down 90 mins at peak demand time
On Saturday the UK National Lottery’s website was down – just as those players who stake online, rather than in retailers, were trying to pick their numbers and part with their cash – thanks to a DDoS attack. On Saturday the UK National Lottery’s website was down – just as those players who stake online, …
Australian companies face an increasing threat from domestic DDoS instigators
Mobile botnets, targeted DDoS attacks pose growing threat to Australian targets. Australian organisations are being hit by over 450 distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks every day and fully a quarter of them are coming from domestic sources, analysts have warned as figures show DDoS attacks making a resurgence after nearly a year of decline. …
UK Teen Charged with Running DDoS Booter Service
UK authorities have charged an eighteen-year-old with running a DDoS booter service that was used to launch DDoS attacks on legitimate businesses across the world. According to authorities, the teenager’s name is Jack Chappell, 18, of Stockport, a small town southeast of Manchester, UK. Investigators say Chappell created malware that he installed on devices around …
Massive cyberattack spreads ransomware across Europe, US
A massive cyberattack that freezes computers and demands a ransom to open them has hit companies in the U.S. and elsewhere around the world today, U.S. officials and private cybersecurity analysts said. Among the American targets are the giant Merck pharmaceutical company in New Jersey; the Mondelez food company, which produces Oreo cookies; and a …
