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CZ Blames ‘Self-Perceived Competitors’ for New DDoS Attacks on Binance
29.4.2020
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao confirms DDoS attacks on Binance, blaming “self-perceived competitors” for the attack
Crypto Exchange Traffic in Russia Rises by Over 5% Amid Pandemic
13.4.2020
Russians are getting more engaged with crypto exchange services amid coronavirus pandemic as crypto exchange traffic surges over 5%
BitMEX Releases Report Responding to the DDoS Attacks
17.3.2020
Friday, March 13, considered to be an unlucky date across the globe, emerged true to its reputation for BitMEX, as the crypto exchange faced two DDoS attacks on the network at 02:16 UTC and 12.56 UTC. Fortunately, the exchange was quick to identify the attack and stop it before any greater loss....
Bitcoin History: When DDoS Attacks Made BTC’s Price Drop
7.3.2020
As anyone who has read the Bitcoin History series (or lived through the period in question) will know, the Bitcointalk forum was the crucible of debate in the early days. What’s less known is that – to quote one poster – “DDoSing this forum coincided with dumps on the then...
DDoS Attacks on OKEx and Bitfinex Were Sophisticated, Possibly Related
3.3.2020
DDoS attacks on OKEx and Bitfinex might indeed be related: A closer look reveals that both of them sophisticated and large in scale
Darknet Markets Flourish as White House and Empire Toast Milestone Achievements
2.3.2020
Business is booming on the darknet. Despite ongoing DDoS attacks, Empire Market has now passed 1 million users and two years’ trading. White House Market is also going strong, boasting almost 100% uptime in its first six months and over 60,00 users. In related news, the darknet has gained...
‘Digileaker’ Claims to Have Stolen KYC Documents for 8,000 Digitex Users
29.2.2020
In an escalating data breach, Digitex has seen some of its customers’ KYC data leaked on Telegram
OKEx and Bitfinex Suffer a DDoS Attack
28.2.2020
In what's turning into a series of crypto exchanges with issues this month, Bitfinex and OKEx have both reported a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.
Just this morning (UTC time), Bitfinex took to Twitter to notify the user that they are investigating what seems to be a DDoS, sharing...
Crypto Exchanges OKEx and Bitfinex Suffer Simultaneous DDoS Attacks
28.2.2020
Bitfinex and OKEx were hit by DDoS almost simultaneously
Major Crypto Exchanges Bitfinex and OKEx Hit by Traffic Denial Attacks
28.2.2020
Both cryptocurrency exchanges have reported distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on their systems in the last 24 hours
Darknet Users Discuss the Connection Between DDoS Attacks and Exit Scams
1.2.2020
During the last few weeks, a number of darknet markets (DNMs) like Dread and Empire have been attacked relentlessly with heavy DDoS attacks. Meanwhile, reports disclose that Apollon is allegedly pulling an exit scam in the same fashion as Nightmare Market did last year. Darknetstats.com details...
Mystery Surrounds DDoS Attacks That Have Downed the Darknet
16.12.2019
If you’ve been struggling to access your favorite darknet market lately, you’re not alone. Ongoing DDoS attacks have rendered marketplaces, forums and other onion sites inaccessible for weeks. Speculation surrounds the attacks, with some blaming law enforcement and others attributing...
The Darknet Just Had One of Its Wildest Months Yet
3.12.2019
Darknet marketplaces exist on a constant knife edge, never more than an exit scam, LE bust, or DDoS away from going down. Even by their usual frenetic standards, though, November was quite a month for DNMs, with high drama and intrigue aplenty. Despite a number of marketplaces disappearing off...
Europol Predicts Rise of ‘Criminal’ Crypto Exchanges in Digital Underground
15.10.2019
Is the current industry landscape, where centralized exchanges dominate cryptocurrency trading volumes, about to change in the coming years? Europol predicts that international regulatory demands for identity verification on established venues will push privacy concerned traders into so-called...
Bitcoin’s Big Price Drop Is the Latest in a Long History of Flash Crashes
28.6.2019
On Wednesday, June 26, the price of BTC came close to reaching $14K. One hour later, it had dropped by close to 18%. Such events are known as a flash crash, a moment in time where a rapid-sell off happens and often times a few exchanges become inoperable. Over the last few years, especially when...
[aktualita] Počet DDoS útoků za první čtvrtletí vzrostl o 84 procent
28.5.2019
Začátek roku přinesl nebývalý nárůst DDoS útoků, v porovnání s předchozím čtvrtletím jejich počet vzrostl o 84 %. Prodloužila se také jejich délka, výrazně stouplo množství útoků, které trvaly déle než hodinu, vyplývá to z pravidelného čtvrtletního reportu DDoS trhu od společnosti Kaspersky Lab....
[aktualita] Web České televize byl od rána pod DDoS útokem
21.5.2019
Web České televize se od rána potýkal s DDoS útokem, který úspěšně omezil jeho funkčnost. Hlavní webová stránka začala být plošně dostupná až kolem 13:30, ještě nějaký čas poté se ale uživatelé mohli potýkat s pomalejším načítáním stránek. Karolína Blinková, tisková mluvčí televize prozradila,...
Inflation Bug Still a Danger to More Than Half of All Bitcoin Full Nodes
19.5.2019
Close to 50,000 bitcoin full nodes are still vulnerable to the inflation bug
[článek] Jan Hruška (O2): DDOS útoky stále častěji míří na konkrétní části serverů
23.4.2019
[2 minuty čtení] Struktura DDoS útoků se postupně mění. Ubývá těch masivních a naopak je víc těch sofistikovanějších, které cílí na konkrétní části serverů, říká Jan Hruška, ředitel Technologické divize společnosti O2. [Partnerské video] Kolik DDoS útoků za poslední rok proběhlo, vlastně vůbec...
[článek] DDoS útok loni řešila třetina českých firem. Jak se bránit?
16.4.2019
[MarketVoice] [6 minut čtení] V Česku je podle statistik každý den napadeno DDOS útoky v průměru 51 firem. V roce 2017 zaznamenala DDoS útok na svou síť až třetina všech českých firem. Tento typ útoku, při kterém jsou servery oběti zahlceny a znepřístupněny ostatním uživatelům, přitom patří...