GitHub survived the largest and most powerful Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack late last month. The attack took GitHub offline for around eight minutes…
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Dutch Banks Targeted in DDoS Cyber Attacks
There were multiple cyber attacks within the Dutch financial system towards the end of January, and at the receiving end were a handful of leading…
Supermarket Websites Hit By Cyber Attacks During Black Friday Sales
On Black Friday, hackers struck at the most critical moment for high profile retail supermarket chains in Denmark. A Danish company that owns a chain…
DreamHost Hit by DDoS Cyber Attack
One of the top leading web hosting platforms has been massively affected by a large-scale DDoS cyber attack. This attack has allegedly brought down very…
Ukraine’s National Postal Service Targeted by Cyber Attack
The national postal service of Ukraine, Ukrposhta, has suffered a two-day-long DDoS cyber attack, causing a disruption of the organization’s activities, and especially its parcel…
FCC Victim of Cyber Attack after John Oliver Segment
According to a statement released by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency’s comment system became a victim of cyber attack around the midnight on…