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Suspected Members of Bitcoin Extortion Group DD4BC Captured
The EU’s top law enforcement agency has announced a new crackdown on the DDoS attack group DD4BC, which demands ransom in bitcoin.
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Stan Higgins
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Jan 12, 2016 at 8:15 p.m. UTC
Jan 12, 2016
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Bitcoin Exchange BTC-e Back Online After Reported DDoS
Bitcoin exchange BTC-e was offline for several hours today after the site said that it was the target of a distributed denial-of service attack.
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Stan Higgins
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Jan 7, 2016 at 8:42 p.m. UTC
Jan 7, 2016
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DDoS Extortionists Demand Bitcoin from Email Providers
A number of privacy-oriented email service providers have been targeted by DDoS extortionists demanding payment in bitcoin.
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Stan Higgins
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Nov 11, 2015 at 11:18 a.m. UTC
Nov 11, 2015
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E-Tailer Offers $23,000 to Catch DDoS Attackers Demanding Bitcoin
An e-tailer is offering a $23,181 bounty to catch those who launched a DDoS attack against the firm's site before demanding a bitcoin ransom.
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Yessi Bello Perez
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Oct 21, 2015 at 12:40 p.m. UTC
Oct 21, 2015
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New Jersey Casinos Face Bitcoin Ransom Threats
New Jersey-based online casinos were hit with distributed denial-of-service attacks and faced additional threats unless they paid a bitcoin ransom.
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Stan Higgins
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Jul 8, 2015 at 10:17 a.m. UTC
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Hong Kong Banks Hit By Bitcoin Ransom Demands
Two Hong Kong banks were targeted with distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks earlier this week by unknown parties demanding bitcoin ransoms.
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Stan Higgins
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May 15, 2015 at 5:10 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Extortion Group DD4BC Prompts Warning from Swiss Government
Distributed denial-of-service attacks against organizations in New Zealand appear to be connected to the extortionist group DD4BC.
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Stan Higgins
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May 8, 2015 at 8:30 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Mining Pools Targeted in Wave of DDOS Attacks
A number of bitcoin mining pools around the world have been hit by a recent string of DDOS attacks.
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Stan Higgins
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Mar 12, 2015 at 6:54 p.m. UTC
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Silk Road 2.0 Hit by 'Sophisticated' DDoS Attack
An advanced DDoS attack has forced online black market Silk Road 2.0 to suspend services to maintain security.
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Nermin Hajdarbegovic
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Sep 15, 2014 at 12:37 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2014
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BTC-e Back Online Following DDoS Attack
The exchange was down briefly on Sunday, following a powerful distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack against its servers.
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Nermin Hajdarbegovic
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Apr 14, 2014 at 9:12 a.m. UTC
Apr 14, 2014
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