Largest DDoS attack so far this year peaked at 45 Gbps, says company

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• Largest DDoS attack so far this year peaked at 45 Gbps, says company
• Hungarian hacks Marriott's systems to blackmail for job
• DHS sees no evidence of cyberattack on Ill. water facility

Largest DDoS attack so far this year peaked at 45 Gbps, says company Posted: 24 Nov 2011 02:39 AM PST A week-long DDoS attack that launched a flood of traffic at an Asian e-commerce company in early November was the biggest such incident so far this year, according to Prolexic, a company that defends websites against such attacks.

Hungarian hacks Marriott's systems to blackmail for job Posted: 23 Nov 2011 06:38 AM PST A Hungarian citizen has pleaded guilty to stealing confidential information from the computers of Marriott International, and threatening to reveal the information if the hotel chain did not offer him a job maintaining the company's computers, the Department of Justice said on Wednesday.

DHS sees no evidence of cyberattack on Ill. water facility Posted: 22 Nov 2011 10:06 PM PST The Department of Homeland Security today said there is nothing to suggest that a recent pump failure at a Springfield, Ill. water utility was caused by a cyberattack.

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