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EA Servers Go Down; Battlefield 1 Servers Facing Outage
EA Servers Go Down; Battlefield 1 Servers Facing Outage
If you are wondering what is going on with Battlefield 1 then you are not alone, EA servers are down impacting Battlefield 1’s players in the United States
Feb. 20, 2017
Researcher claims to expose identity of Mirai Botnet Author
Researcher claims to expose identity of Mirai Botnet Author
Brian Krebs, the famous Infosec journalist whose website KrebsOnSecurity was targeted with a massive amalgamation of Mirai botnets to launch a notorious DDoS
Jan. 20, 2017
Users reporting Electronic Arts (EA) servers are doing
Users reporting Electronic Arts (EA) servers are doing
Electronic Arts users are taking their questions on Twitter wondering why they are unable to connect to the servers. The service interruption started about
Jan. 12, 2017
Tumblr Attackers Now threatening to Ruin Christmas for Xbox Users with DDoS Attacks
Tumblr Attackers Now threatening to Ruin Christmas for Xbox Users with DDoS Attacks
A group is claiming to have carried out a successful distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on Tumblr due to which the site went down this week and as a
Dec. 24, 2016
Steam and Origin Servers Down? Phantom Squad & PoodleCorp Claim Responsibility
Steam and Origin Servers Down? Phantom Squad & PoodleCorp Claim Responsibility
The famous DDoS attackers from Phantom Squad have claimed responsibility for conducting a series of powerful Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) on Steam and
Dec. 23, 2016
DDoS Attack by Phantom Squad: EA, Battlefield 1 servers go down
DDoS Attack by Phantom Squad: EA, Battlefield 1 servers go down
If you are an Electronic Arts (EA) customer then don't worry you are not alone since tons of other users are also complaining about EA servers being down. At
Dec. 17, 2016
Gone: Russian Central Bank hacked; $31 million stolen
Gone: Russian Central Bank hacked; $31 million stolen
A couple of weeks ago it was reported that some top Russian banks suffered a series of massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. Now, hackers are
Dec. 3, 2016
Users Reporting Electronic Arts and PlayStation Servers are Down
Users Reporting Electronic Arts and PlayStation Servers are Down
Are you unable to access your Electronic Arts and PlayStation Network account? Well, welcome to the party since you are not alone. A growing number of users
Nov. 23, 2016
PlayStation users: “Our accounts are being hacked”; Sony denies foul play
PlayStation users: “Our accounts are being hacked”; Sony denies foul play
A number of PSN users are complaining that their accounts are getting blocked and hacked --- Sony, on the other hand, denies a there was a hack.
Nov. 16, 2016
Securing the Internet of Things Is Everybody’s Responsibility
Securing the Internet of Things Is Everybody’s Responsibility
For the past couple of weeks, security and the Internet of Things (IoT) have been in the news like never before. During the first few days after the massive distributed...
Nov. 3, 2016
Electronic Arts, EA Servers Down Again (Updated)
Electronic Arts, EA Servers Down Again (Updated)
Electronic Arts (EA) users are facing connectivity issues that won’t let them sign in, connect to the server or play games. A tweet from EA official support
Oct. 30, 2016
DDoS Attack on DNS; Major sites including GitHub PSN, Twitter Suffering Outage
DDoS Attack on DNS; Major sites including GitHub PSN, Twitter Suffering Outage
Major websites have gone down worldwide --- The reason is still unclear but a major DNS provider is suffering a massive DDoS attack and experts are connecting
Oct. 21, 2016