Wikipedia
September 6, 2019
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Wikipedia is forced offline in several countries after a cyber attack hits the global encyclopedia.
World of Warcraft Classic
September 6, 2019
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
World of Warcraft Classic is also hit by a DDoS attack.
Embassy of Russia in the United Kingdom
August 19, 2019
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The UK Russian Embassy is taken down by a DDoS attack and remains unreliable for nearly 20 hours.
Undisclosed streaming service
July 24, 2019
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Researchers from Imperva reveal that an undisclosed streaming service was hit by a massive DDoS attack that lasted for 13 days, launched from 402,000 different IPs, with a peak flow of 292,000 requests per second.
Telegram
June 12, 2019
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Telegram is hit by a DDoS attack. The attack seems to be originating from China and seems to be related to the protests in Hong Kong against a controversial extradition bill.
Unknown Organization
April 6, 2019
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The election results service in Finland is the target of a DDoS attack.
Embassy of Russia in Austria
February 22, 2019
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
After receiving complaints for the impossibility to book appointments, the Russian embassy in Austria discovers to be the victim of a DDoS attack via automated requests made by IP addresses from Iraq, Thailand, Indonesia and other countries.
Sunderland City Council
January 14, 2019
•[ hack, phishing, ddos ]
Sunderland City Council reveals to have been hit with phishing and spoofing emails, and at least one Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, back in November.
The Shift News
January 14, 2019
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
The Shift News suffers a DDoS attack, following the publication of a series of investigative stories on a hospitals deal.
Telcotech
November 5, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Several of Cambodia's biggest internet service providers (EZECOM, SINET, Telcotech, and Digi) are hit by large-scale DDoS attacks.
70 Gabon Government Websites
October 28, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The hacktivist group Anonymous takes down 70 Gabon government websites as part of its "anti-dictatorships" campaign.
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
October 5, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Odyssey's launch is disrupted by a DDoS attack on the day of its release.
Square Enix
October 4, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
The same day Square Enix also announces to be fighting off a DDoS attack aimed towards its popular game, Final Fantasy XIV.
RWE
September 25, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, energy ]
Unknown attackers launch a large-scale DDoS attack that takes down RWE's website.
Oklahoma City Public Schools
September 24, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, education ]
The Oklahoma City Public School District is affected by a DDoS attack on their parent portal.
Infinite Campus
September 21, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, education ]
Infinite Campus, one of the largest student information management systems used by schools in America, is coping with the latest in a string of Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks.
Unknown Organization
September 12, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, education ]
The website of Edinburgh University is down after the institution suffered a major DDoS attack.
South African Department of Labour
September 3, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The South African Department of Labour confirms a DDoS attack which disrupted the government agency's website.
Bank of Spain
August 26, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, finance ]
Hacktivists from Anonymous Catalonia claim to have taken down the website of Bank of Spain.
Blizzard Entertainment
July 7, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Blizzard Entertainment is hit by a DDoS attack. Players of Overwatch, Heroes of the Storm, and World of Warcraft are affected.
