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
How a massive online war waged by Dutch ‘spammers’ could take down the Internet
A cyberwar between two Dutch entities produced the a DDoS attack large enough to threaten the infrastructure of the Internet.
On Mar 27, 2013 by [email protected]
OpGm pits Anonymous against Goldman Sachs
The only thing surprising about Anonymous taking on the banking juggernaut is that it hasn’t happened sooner.
On Feb 11, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy
Are DDoS attacks an effective form of protest?
We asked the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, security researchers and Anonymous members.
On Jan 9, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Al Qaeda sites suffer DDoS attacks in advance of propaganda film
The terrorist group had planned to announce a return to power last week with the debut of a propaganda film, Salil al-Sawarim 3.
On Dec 20, 2012 by Curt Hopkins
“Cyber Fighters” target major U.S. banks
The unidentified group has launched its second round of cyber attacks against U.S. banks as retaliation for the controversial “Innocence of Muslims” YouTube video.
On Dec 13, 2012 by Curt Hopkins
Attack on 6 torrent sites falsely blamed on Anonymous
Someone going by the name “Zeiko Anonymous” took down several pirate sites, apparently as revenge against one private site that wouldn’t give him an account.
On Nov 12, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy
Anonymous targets Swedish government after raid on WikiLeaks ISP
Swedish authorities raided PRQ, an Internet service provider affiliated with both WikiLeaks and The Pirate Bay.
On Oct 1, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy
Anonymous releases personal info on security firm Trapwire CEO
“Doxing” is a common form of hacker retribution or attack.
U.S. State Department and Swedish government websites forced offline
A distributed denial of service attack, possibly associated with Anonymous, has hit the Swedish Armed Forces, Courts Administration and the Swedish Institute, along with the U.S. Department of State.
On Sep 3, 2012 by Kris Holt
WikiLeaks website down after denial of service attacks
An organization calling itself “AntiLeaks” has taken responsibility for the attacks in a statement on Twitter.
On Aug 8, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Anonymous attacks Chicago Police Department over NATO protests
The hacktivists collective took down the Chicago Police Department’s website twice in retaliation for alleged police brutality at the NATO protests.
On May 21, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh
Kremlin’s alleged porn bots battle Anonymous
An oddly fascinating battle appears to be happening between the Russian government and hacktivist collective Anonymous.
On May 9, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy
Anonymous takes down CIA, MI6, and DOJ
Anons took the websites of American and British intelligence and law enforcement offline this weekend.
On Apr 16, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy
Did the retaliatory Anonymous hack hurt SOPA protests?
Many media outlets speculated that the revenge hack by Anonymous in response to the feds taking down Megaupload will hurt SOPA protests. Will they?
On Jan 20, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh
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