“Hacker-for-hire” service that launched distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against websites and phone-bombed its victims. Read more in my article on the We Live Security blog.
If you have left your internet-accessible webcam unsecured, there is a chance that it has been compromised by malicious hackers and is participating in a wave of enormous distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against gaming sites, online banks, ISPs, and government departments. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Experts say that teenagers are increasingly being attracted to the world of online crime because of the appeal of the environment and the kudos they can receive. David Bisson reports.
Last week, users of Lizard Squad’s DDoS-on-demand service were feeling the heat after arrests were made by UK police. This week, it’s the UK’s National Crime Agency which has found itself the victim of a denial-of-service attack. Read more in my article on the We Live Security blog.
British police have arrested six people in connection with distributed denial-of-service attacks that attempted to bring down websites belonging to a national newspaper, a school and a number of online retailers. Read more in my article on the We Live Security blog.
For all his bravado online, Julius Kivimäki will need to be very careful in future. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Lenovo and Google’s web presence in Vietnam got hit by the Lizard Squad hackers this week. And no company should be fooled into thinking that they’re not also potentially a target for a similar attack. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Just when they probably imagined they were over the worst… Lenovo’s website has been hijacked – and emails compromised – by the Lizard Squad gang.
The notorious Lizard Squad hacking gang has claimed another scalp, having successfully disrupted Google’s internet presence in Vietnam. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Hacking gang jokers Lizard Squad appeared to be taking credit for Facebook and Instagram falling off the web earlier today, but you – and the media – shouldn’t be too quick to believe them. Read more on the Hot for Security blog.
Lizard Squad failed to encrypt its database of LizardStresser’s registered users – storing details of their usernames and passwords in plaintext. A schoolboy error if ever I heard one. Read more on the We Live Security blog.
The notorious Lizard Squad hacking gang who brought down the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live over the Christmas holiday, may have bitten more than it can chew.
The attack which knocked offline the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live over Christmas appears to have been a publicity stunt, designed to gain notoriety and draw attention to the hacking group which has claimed responsibility – Lizard Squad. Read more in my article on the We Live Security blog.