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DDoS Attackers Change Their Game Plans
2013-08-06 02:53:15| TechNewsWorld
DDoS attacks have long been a weapon of Internet dissidents to punish those they disagree with, while cybercriminals use them to create a digital smoke screen to hide their misdeeds. DDoS attackers typically flood a website with traffic, denying legitimate users access to the server. That tactic still works, but the firepower needed to launch an effective attack is steadily increasing.
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Network Solutions restores service after DDoS attack
2013-07-18 14:28:14| InfoWorld: Top News
Network Solutions said Wednesday it has restored services after a DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack knocked some websites it hosts offline for a few hours. The company, which is owned by Web.com, registers domain names, offers hosting services, sells SSL certificates, and provides other website-related administration services.
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7 essentials for defending against DDoS attacks
2013-06-17 14:35:37| InfoWorld: Top News
Go ahead and ask CSOs from the nation's largest banks about the myriad distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks they've experienced in recent months. They're not going to tell you anything. Security execs have never been comfortable talking about these attacks because they don't want to draw more attention to their companies. They worry that offering even the basic details of their defensive strategy will inspire attackers to find the holes.
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Possibly related DDoS attacks cause DNS hosting outages
2013-06-04 23:08:32| InfoWorld: Top News
DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks that could be related have in the past few days slammed the DNS servers of at least three providers of domain name management and DNS hosting services. DNSimple, easyDNS, and TPP Wholesale all reported temporary DNS service outages and degradation on Monday, citing DDoS attacks as the reason. In some cases the attacks started a few days ago and are ongoing.
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Aging networking protocols abused in DDoS attacks
2013-05-01 14:41:41| InfoWorld: Top News
Aging networking protocols still employed by nearly every Internet-connected device are being abused by hackers to conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Security vendor Prolexic found that attackers are increasingly using the protocols for what it terms "distributed reflection denial-of-service attacks" (DrDos), where a device is tricked into sending a high volume of traffic to a victim's network.
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