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The Lizard Squad, an Internet mayhem group, has recently been caught with their proverbial pants down when an attacker compromised the customer database of the group’s recently released distributed denial of service (DDoS) for hire service. The service, the “Lizard Stresser,” allows …
U.K. teen arrested in connection with Christmas Day attacks on Xbox and PlayStaton
The Christmas Day distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks that took down Xbox Live and PlayStation Network are beginning to catch up with alleged perpetrators. An 18-year-old man was arrested on Friday in connection with the attacks, U.K. law enforcement agency South …
What you missed from Andreas M. Antonopoulos’s Reddit IamAMA on Bitcoin
Andreas M. Antonopoulos, author of “Mastering Bitcoin” and permanent host of the Let’s Talk Bitcoin podcast, did an IamAmA (I am X Ask me Anything) on Reddit. The questions ranged widely and rested heavily Bitcoin as a technology and a cultural phenomenon. …
Bitcoin Weekly 2015 January 14: Bitcoin market plummets as value falls below $200
Today’s news cycle is dominated by the market value of Bitcoin falling below $200, along with a smattering of other related news. Notably the trial of Ross Ulbricht, the alleged operator of The Silk Road named the Dread Pirate Roberts has begun. …
Lizard Squad and the DDoS-for-hire ecology explained by NexusGuard
Recently, Internet mayhem group Lizard Squad made news by ruining Christmas Day for Xbox Live and PlayStation Network users. Afterwards the group unveiled a distributed denial of service (DDoS) tool offered to the public that allows people to use the DDoS infrastructure …
Minecraft saw 1.4 million concurrent users on Saturday
The ever-growing phenomena of Minecraft continues to dominate its own niche of the industry and has already well solidified itself as a cultural touchstone. Even Microsoft Corporation’s purchase of Mojang AB, the Swedish development studio of the block-centric sandbox game, has not slowed …
Bitcoin Yearly 2014: A retrospective monthly look back at bitcoin (Part 2: Jul – Dec)
This is the second part of the Bitcoin Yearly retrospective. Below is a month-by-month highlight of adoption events, hacks, and big news as seen by the Bitcoin community. This post is split into two parts, this is Bitcoin Yearly July through December …
Bitcoin Yearly 2014: A retrospective monthly look back at bitcoin (Part 1: Jan – Jun)
The year 2014 has been long on Bitcoin news. For the most part it has been good, the industry has grown by leaps and bounds as more investment pours into Bitcoin projects, merchants from Dell to Microsoft have accepted bitcoins for services, …
Bitcoin Weekly 2015 January 7: Genesis Block Day, Bitstamp hot wallet compromised, Mt. Gox saga continues, Bitcoin has died (again)
It’s the first Bitcoin Weekly of 2015 and it’s been an interesting holiday and New Years for the community. For the most part, the transition from 2014 to 2015 has been uneventful, even sedate, but the news just keeps coming. Bitcoin recently turned …
UK police allegedly nab another Lizard Squad hacker on suspicion of cyber-fraud
Reports are continuing to trickle in about more members of Lizard Squad garnering the attention of international authorities. On December 29th, Vinnie Omari, a 22-year-old British citizen was arrested by law enforcement agents from the South East Regional Organized Crime Unit and …