The Elance denial-of-service attack has been going on for over a day now, though it is now only sporadic. Elance says it has bought in new defences to try cope. Meanwhile… Read more »
A local Anonymous branch is DDoSing Russian media outlets, while a similar attack also took out the websites of the Kremlin and the Russian Central Bank. This follows the state blockading… Read more »
An attack on the Bitcoin eco-system is spreading as hackers try to exploit services that have not protected themselves against a vulnerability known as transaction malleability. Read more »
The attack, which appears to have been felt particularly hard in Europe, apparently exploited the protocol that maintains the accuracy of computers’ clocks. Read more »
Cloud-based application performance and security specialist CloudFlare finally announced on Tuesday that it closed a $50 million funding round in December 2012, but the real story is about the company’s rapid… Read more »
Akamai Technologies(s AKAM) says it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Prolexic Technologies, a Hollywood, FL.-based cloud-based security company, whose products are focused on protecting data centers and corporate applications… Read more »
The threat of a distributed denial of service attack has to be taken seriously, but what that threat is masking might be the real cause for alarm. Read more »
Google’s new real-time map showing DDoS attacks across the world is both awesome and scary — especially if you’re running a website in the United States. Read more »
In a Reddit AmA, a Black Hat hacker breaks down the business of spamming and DDoS attacks on the internet. He says he sends 90 million spam mails a day. Read more »
Akamai’s quarterly State of the Internet address showed two things: Internet speeds of many developing countries are getting faster, and more hackers are taking advantage of that for security attacks. Read more »