Fool me once: Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox falls after third DDoS attack this month

April 21, 2013 2:19 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Bitcoin's main exchange, Mt. Gox, was taken offline by another denial of service attack today, showing it is really a barrier to Bitcoin's growth.

Denial of service attacks spiked 153 percent in 2011

October 29, 2012 6:27 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

If you looked at a graph of denial of service attacks, you'd likely see a hockey stick of growth in 2011, according to research by DDOS-protection company Prolexic.

CIA website down, Anonymous says it’s responsible

February 10, 2012 1:41 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Anonymous bullhorn @YourAnonNews is claiming that the hacktivist group has taken down the Central Intelligence Agency‘s website.

“CIA TANGO DOWN: https://www.cia.gov/ #Anonymous,” a person behind @YourAnonNews tweeted.

The attack took place roughly around 12:10 p.m. Pacific time on Friday, and …