OP Pohjola Group
January 5, 2015
•[ hack, ddos, finance ]
The new year starts in a terrible way for the Finnish bank OP Pohjola Group and its customers. A DDoS attack floods OP's data communications systems and prevents customers from executing online transactions.
Bundeskanzlerin
January 7, 2015
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The Pro-Russian Hacker Group CyberBerkut claims to have taken down the website of Merkel's government seat (bundeskanzlerin.de) and the website of Germany's legislative body (bundestag.de).
Office of the Israeli Prime Minister
October 26, 2014
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
In Name of #OpOrwahHammad, the Anonymous claim to have taken down 43 top Israeli government websites against shooting and killing of a 14-year-old U.S. citizen Orwah Hammad by Israeli Defence Forces.
City of Phoenix, Arizona
October 28, 2014
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The computer systems of the public services in Phoenix, Arizona, are the target of a DDoS Attack.
Ello
September 29, 2014
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
The social network Ello is the target of a DDoS attack.
RT
September 17, 2014
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
RT.com is hit with the most powerful DDoS attack in the website's history, which reached 10 Gbps in strength.
Activision Blizzard
September 23, 2014
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Hackers from the group Lizard Squad reneged on their promise to quit earlier this month, apparently launching DDoS attacks against Blizzard's servers running Call Of Duty: Ghosts and Destiny.
Mossad
August 2, 2014
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
In name of #OpSaveGaza, the Anonymous collective claims responsibility of taking down the websites of: bankisrael.gov.il, mossad.gov.il, justice.gov.il, edu.gov.il, idf.gov.il, telaviv.police.gov.il.
Cirrus Communications
July 30, 2014
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
The largest fixed wireless broadband carrier in Australia, Cirrus Communications, suffers a major DDoS attack, which takes out over half of its network.
Various Government Websites
August 24, 2014
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
A group of Armenian hackers going with the handle of Monte Melkonian Cyber Army (MMCA) claim to have defaced several Azerbaijani websites and to have executed a DDoS attack against Azerbaijani targets reaching 300 Gbps.
Various Government Websites
August 7, 2014
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
In name of #OpNoHunt, a collective called Paw Security takes down several Chinese websites to protest against violences on pets.
Office of the Israeli Prime Minister
August 25, 2014
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
In name of #OpSaveGaza, the Anonymous collective claims to have taken down some key Israeli governmental websites, including those of the Israeli Defense Forces, the Bank of Israel, the Israeli Prime Minister.
St. Louis County Police
August 14, 2014
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
In the wake of the shooting of unarmed teen Michael Brown, hackers launch a cyberattack to take out the St. Louis County Police department's website and email.
ancestry
June 18, 2014
•[ hack, ddos, retail ]
The genealogy site ancestry.com has been blasted off the internet after reportedly being hit by a DDoS attack.
Point DNS
May 9, 2014
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Domain host Point DNS has been hammered with a high intensity DDoS attack on Friday, knocking servers out for hours.
Feedly
June 11, 2014
•[ financial, ddos, technology ]
News aggregator Feedly is made inaccessible by a DDoS attack. Attackers demand a ransom to stop their crippling assault, which the company refuses to pay.
Ukrainian Election Commission
May 22, 2014
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The official website of Ukraine's election commission (cvk.gov) is targeted by a massive DDoS attack on the eve of country's presidential polls. The pro-Russian CyberBerkut collective claims responsibility for the attack.
Typepad
May 19, 2014
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Typepad, the famous blogging platform is under a sustained DDoS attack.
Move, Inc.
June 18, 2014
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Move, Inc. is hit by a major DDoS attack.
Evernote
June 10, 2014
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Mobile and online note app Evernote was hit with a DDoS attack, taking its servers offline for several hours.
