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DDoS attacks in Q2 2017

07

Aug

2017

The second quarter of 2017 saw DDoS attacks being more and more frequently used as a tool for political struggle. The Qatar crisis was accompanied by an attack on the website of Al Jazeera, the largest news network in the area, Le Monde and Le Figaro websites were targeted in the heat of the presidential election in France;

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Are massive cyberattacks the new normal?

06

Jul

2017

When domain name system services supplier Dyn got hit with a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack last October, waves of traffic overwhelmed the company’s network and disrupted access to the internet for large swathes of the United States and Europe. The Dyn perpetrators had successfully orchestrated one of the biggest-ever DDoS attacks.

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News in brief: China tightens Great Firewall; student charged over DDoS attacks; health data posted online

05

Jul

2017

China has tightened its grip on the “Great Firewall” by shutting down a popular VPN app used by locals and visitors alike. GreenVPN told its users that it would be closing down its service in China as of last weekend “after receiving a notice from regulatory departments”, while China Digital Times reported that other VPNs including Netfits, VPN Master Pro.

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