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4chan Hit by Distributed Denial of Service Attack

Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 1:19 pm PST

The irony is almost palpable: 4chan hit by DDoS attack, struggling to get back online. The website 4chan was taken offline Sunday by a distributed denial-of-service attack, and the team behind 4chan is still struggling to get back online. On Sunday morning, 4chan's status blog reported: "Site down due to ...

Internet, 4chan, DDoS, DoS Attack, Security

Irony Meter Breaks: 4chan Down Due to DOS Attack

Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 10:42 am PST

The non-home of the anonymous non-organization that is everywhere and everyone is apparently under a DOS attack of its own today: 4Chan.org Down Amid DDOS Attack.

Wikileaks, Julian Assange, Interpol, Crime, Mastercard, Visa, Anonymous, 4chan

Wikileaks Revenge Hacker Arrested in Netherlands

Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 3:22 pm PST

Yesterday I commented: The anonymous folks may think they're really anonymous and all proxied up and everything, but if a company like Visa has virtually unlimited money to spend on it (which they do), they will be identified. Today the first arrest in the Wikileaks revenge hacking cases took place: ...

Wikileaks, Julian Assange, Interpol, Crime, Mastercard, Visa, Anonymous, 4chan, Hacking, Netherlands

ABC News Site Hit by Wikileaks Hackers?

Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 5:48 pm PST

It appears that one of ABC News's sites has been hacked.

Wikileaks, Julian Assange, Interpol, Crime, Mastercard, Visa, Anonymous, 4chan, ABC News, Hacking

Wikileaks Cyber War Escalates

Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 2:42 pm PST

Now the website for credit card giant Visa is under attack by the Anonymous group, in "revenge" for Visa cutting off service to Wikileaks. UPDATE at 12/8/10 3:00:42 pm: Sarah Palin's website and personal credit card accounts are also under attack, by a group called "Operation Payback."

Wikileaks, Julian Assange, Interpol, Crime, Mastercard, Visa, Anonymous, 4chan