Arizona man gets 20 months in prison for emergency system DDoS attacksThe 'Bitcoin Baron' brought Madison's 911 system to its knees.By J. Fingas, 06.19.2018
'World of Warcraft' cyberattacker sentenced to year in prisonHe knocked thousands of players offline to spite a rival.By J. Fingas, 05.08.2018
Police take down the world's largest DDoS-for-hire serviceWebStresser launched denial of service attacks for as little as $15.By J. Fingas, 04.26.2018
US pressured North Korea by overwhelming hackers with data trafficIt's cyberwarfare as a political bargaining chip.By J. Fingas, 10.01.2017
Senators ask FBI to investigate FCC's alleged cyberattackThey're concerned the FCC isn't being honest about the incident.By J. Fingas, 05.31.2017
FCC stonewalls demands for evidence of cyberattackThere are concerns it's trying to hide grassroots support for net neutrality.By J. Fingas, 05.24.2017
Nastier version of IoT botnet could brick your smart toasterBrickerBot is back and stronger than ever. By R. LeFebvre, 04.25.2017
Black Lives Matter site faced over 100 attacks in half a yearMost of them came from one group trying to silence protests.By J. Fingas, 12.14.2016
One laptop can take down major internet serversYou only need a computer with a decent internet connection to create chaos.By J. Fingas, 11.13.2016
Report confirms IoT botnet took down Krebs' security siteSecurity cameras and DVRs with basic passwords made up the DDoS army.By D. Lumb, 10.06.2016
Security writer recovers from massive revenge cyberattackThe incident raises questions about journalism in an era when it's easy to force websites offline.By J. Fingas, 09.25.2016
Major cyberattack seller knocked offline as it faces arrestsTwo teens may have made over $600,000 offering to knock websites offline.By J. Fingas, 09.11.2016
'Pokémon Go' expansion marred by a possible cyberattackThe mobile gaming hit is in 26 new countries, but may have faced a denial-of-service attack.By J. Fingas, 07.16.2016
Hackers target firm protecting against denial of service attacksStaminus was not only taken down, but apparently lost control of sensitive data.By J. Fingas, 03.13.2016
Steam's Christmas privacy issues affected 34,000 usersThe Steam Store was the victim of a DoS attack on December 25th, leading to a privacy breach.By J. Conditt, 12.30.2015
Anonymous takes credit for cyberattacks crippling TurkeyTurkey's hesitation in fighting ISIS supposedly made its websites fair game.By J. Fingas, 12.27.2015