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UK police charge man in connection with Anonymous DDoS attacks

25

Aug

2011

A 22-year-old student has been charged by British police in connection with denial-of-service attacks carried out by the Anonymous hacktivist group. Peter David Gibson, of Hartlepool, County Durham, was arrested on April 5th by the PCeU (Police Central e-Crime Unit) as part of a police investigation into a series of high profile DDoS attacks against […]

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Red Arrow crashes during air show – a cold-hearted Facebook clickjacking scam

23

Aug

2011

Scammers on Facebook have once again proven themselves to be cold-hearted opportunists, unafraid to take advantage of personal tragedies for their own financial ends. In the latest scam seen surfacing on the social network, innocent users are being tricked into believing that they will see a video of a crash at an air show which […]

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British police issue warning to internet hacktivists

03

Aug

2011

The Metropolitan Police have taken the unusual step of using Twitter to send a message to anyone considering supporting internet attacks against companies and governments. A message posted on the Met Police’s official Twitter account cautioned would-be hacktivists that engaging in denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, defacing websites or breaking into corporate databases is illegal. In the […]

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