KillNet Claims DDoS Attack Against Royal Family Website
The official website of the UK royal family was subject to a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on the morning of Sunday, Oct. 1, thanks to pro-Russian hacktivists. The resulting downtime for royal.uk began around 10 a.m. BST, and only lasted for around 90 minutes. As of this writing, though, visitors to the site are still…
Pro-Russia Killnet group hit Dutch and European hospitals
The Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reported that the websites of several hospital in the Netherlands and Europe were hit by DDoS attacks carried out by pro-Russia hacking group Killnet. The group of hackers launched the offensive against the hospitals in the European countries due to their support for Ukraine. “Hospitals in Europe, including…
HHS, AHA Warn of Surge in Russian DDoS Attacks on Hospitals
U.S. government and industry authorities are warning the healthcare sector of a surge in distributed-denial-of-service attacks in recent days against hospitals and other medical entities instigated by Russian nuisance hacking group KillNet. The American Hospital Association on Monday issued an alert for its members based on a warning also issued Monday by the Department of…
Killnet Gloats About DDoS Attacks Downing Starlink, White House
Killnet and its band of hacker collaborators are claiming they were able to pull off a trio of symbolic distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks aimed at punishing some of the most critical supporters of Ukraine against the Russian invasion — Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite broadband service and the websites of the White House in the US…
