Following the notorious white supremacist Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in August 2017, hacktivist collective Anonymous launched a series of DDoS attacks against the town’s official website. The white nationalists and … [Read more...] about Hactivist DDoS Attack: Anonymous Takes on Charlottesville, Virginia & Ultraright Groups
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What is the Motivation Behind a DDoS Attack?
DDoS attacks can have various motivations, from hobbyist hackers playing around to cybercriminals carrying out extortion rackets. DDoS attacks are fast becoming the most common type of cyberattack, growing rapidly in volume and number across 2017 and … [Read more...] about What is the Motivation Behind a DDoS Attack?
What is Low Orbit Ion Cannon, or LOIC?
Low Orbit Ion Cannon (LOIC) is a DoS attack script that disrupts a targeted server by sending a large volume of TCP or HTTP requests, or via a UDP flood. It does not require computer knowledge and is therefore probably the most used and most popular … [Read more...] about What is Low Orbit Ion Cannon, or LOIC?
A Brief Timeline of DDoS Attacks
The primary threat to Internet services is the distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. DDoS attacks have evolved over the last twenty years from a nuisance to a serious risk to governments and corporation continuity. They have also gone from … [Read more...] about A Brief Timeline of DDoS Attacks