Latest Denial-of-service attack Stories

CGI.br: Brazil no longer in the list of top 10 countries that send the most spam in the world

2013-04-10 12:29:24

SAO PAULO, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br - Comite Gestor da Internet no Brasil) is presenting the first assessment of the Port 25 Management adoption in Brazil. One of the results is the country's exit from the top of the list of countries that send spam, according to the CBL (Composite Blocking List - http://cbl.abuseat.org/country.html) statistics, which on a daily basis updates data on IPs that have sent spam in the last 10 days....

Betstar Chooses Prolexic DDoS Mitigation Services - Protects Online Betting Site from Revenue Loss During Australia’s Biggest Horse Racing Event

2013-04-09 23:19:42

Prolexic, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, announced today that Betstar, a popular online betting site located in Australia, has engaged Prolexic to provide DDoS protection and mitigation services. Betstar offers Internet betting on Australian and international sports and racing. Hollywood, FL (PRWEB) April 09, 2013 Prolexic, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, announced today that Betstar, a popular...

Betstar Chooses Prolexic DDoS Mitigation Services

2013-04-09 12:33:06

Protects Online Betting Site from Revenue Loss During Australia's Biggest Horse Racing Event HOLLYWOOD, Fla., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Prolexic, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, announced today that Betstar (Betstar.com.au), a popular online betting site located in Australia, has engaged Prolexic to provide DDoS protection and mitigation services. Betstar offers Internet betting on Australian and international sports and...

DNS Made Easy Calls For The Cleanup Of Open DNS Resolvers To Reduce DDoS Attacks

2013-04-02 23:05:05

DNS Made Easy, the leading provider of anycast managed DNS hosting, has requested that all responsible members of the Internet community make a concerted effort to close down the open DNS recursive resolvers that are frequently used for packet amplification distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Reston, VA (PRWEB) April 02, 2013 DNS Made Easy, the leading provider of anycast managed DNS hosting, has requested that all responsible members of the Internet community make a concerted...

DDoS Attacks on SCADA to Become More Frequent and Robust in 2013

2013-03-29 23:02:17

Nexusguard, the premium anti-DDoS service provider, warns that Distributed Denial-of-services (DDoS) attacks towards governmental bodies will become more frequent and robust in 2013, posing a significant threat to public services and security. Hong Kong (PRWEB) March 29, 2013 DDoS attacks have become a highly popular means of protest in recent years. In January 2013, the hacker group Anonymous submitted a petition to the White House's "We the People" Web site, requesting...

The Delicate War Between Bitcoin Miners And Botnet Miners

2013-03-28 12:58:34

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Bitcoin, the online digital currency generated by completing complicated calculations, has seen a recent surge in both interest and value. In just one month’s time, the value of Bitcoin has nearly tripled. In late February, one digitally created Bitcoin was worth nearly $33. Now, just a month later, the same Bitcoin is worth about $90, according to the BBC. This means botnet operators are now beginning to see illegal Bitcoin...

Ongoing War Over Largest Internet Attack In History Affecting Bandwidth

2013-03-27 14:12:49

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online There’s a war going on, and we’re all being affected by it, even if we can’t see what’s happening. It’s a classic tale of good versus evil. A London based spam-filtering group and a Dutch web-hosting firm have been duking it out for over a week, engaged in what’s been called the “biggest attack in history." As these two factions have it out, they’re also using up a sizable amount of the available bandwidth all over...

Prolexic Protects Americaneagle.com’s Hosting and e-Commerce Network Against DDoS Attacks

2013-03-26 23:19:57

Prolexic, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, announced today that it recently mitigated a multi-vector Layer 4 and Layer 7 DDoS attack directed at a customer of website development and hosting provider Americaneagle.com (http://www.americaneagle.com). Hollywood, Florida USA (PRWEB) March 26, 2013 Prolexic, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, announced today that it recently mitigated a multi-vector...

Arbor Networks Appoints Tony King to Vice President of Global Sales

2013-03-26 23:05:01

Arbor Networks announces new VP of Global Sales. BURLINGTON, Mass. (PRWEB) March 26, 2013 Arbor Networks Inc., a leading provider of network security and management products for enterprise and service provider networks, today announced the appointment of Tony King to Vice President of Global Sales. King previously served as Vice President and GM for Arbor in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In his new role, King will be focused on Arbor’s sales strategy and execution, as well as...

Prolexic Protects Americaneagle.com's Hosting and e-Commerce Network Against DDoS Attacks

2013-03-26 08:37:31

HOLLYWOOD, Fla., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Prolexic, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, announced today that it recently mitigated a multi-vector Layer 4 and Layer 7 DDoS attack directed at a customer of website development and hosting provider Americaneagle.com (www.americaneagle.com). (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130326/CG83542) In business since 1995, Americaneagle.com had experienced isolated DDoS attacks...