Kirk ransomware comes with a Star Trek-themed decryptor as well as unusually demanding payment in a crypto-currency other than Bitcoin. Originally spotted by Avast security researcher Jakub Kroustek, ...

Anonymous is considering putting its most formidable DDoS weapon in cold storage following a recent series of high-profile arrests of the hacker group's members, according to the AnonOps blog. Members ...

Boldly going where no man has gone before, the Kirk Ransomware brings so much nerdy goodness to the table that it could make anyone in IT interested. We have Star Trek, Low Orbital Ion Cannons, a ...

blog From the Sydney Morning Herald comes news of a new weapon which the angry hordes (including one Sydneysider) are deploying to make war on the infidel websites of PayPal, Visa and Mastercard for ...

The Low Orbit Ion Canon (LOIC) ‘do it yourself’ DDoS tool recently surpassed its download numbers for the whole of 2011 at a rate of nearly 3,500 per day, security firm Imperva has reported. By 22 ...

HOLLYWOOD, FL - (February 23, 2012) Prolexic Technologies, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, today released a threat advisory for the High Orbit Ion Cannon ...