DDoS attacks

TrendTechie
June 27, 2025
The Piraeus Court of Appeals has upheld a five-year prison sentence for a 59-year-old Greek man who operated the torrent tracker P2PLanet from 2011 to 2014, along with a €10,000 fine. The platform had over 44,000 users and 14,000 torrent files available before it ceased operations in 2014 after a cyberattack and the administrator's arrest. The Greek cybercrime unit raided the suspect's residence in 2014, seizing a computer hard drive. The domain name p2planet.net has been inactive for a decade. Legal actions against torrent site operators in Greece are rare, indicating a potential shift towards stricter enforcement of copyright laws. In 2019, a Greek court sentenced another individual to five years in prison for managing multiple pirate sites. Global trends show a decline in piracy, with visits to illegal sites projected to drop from 229 billion in 2023 to 216 billion in 2024.
TrendTechie
June 24, 2025
A Greek court has sentenced the former administrator of the torrent site P2Planet.net to five years in prison, a €10,000 fine, and €1,800 in court costs. This is the first case in Greece where an individual has been imprisoned for file sharing via BitTorrent. The 59-year-old man operated the site from 2011 to 2014, which had over 44,000 registered users and approximately 14,000 torrents. The case was initiated after a police raid over ten years ago, and the verdict was delivered by the Piraeus Appeals Court after years of legal proceedings. Greek authorities are intensifying efforts against copyright infringement, with previous sentences given to administrators of other torrent sites.
AppWizard
February 17, 2025
A Minecraft Movie is scheduled for release on April 4, 2025, directed by Jared Hess and featuring stars Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Emma Myers, and Danielle Brooks. The plot revolves around a group of misfits transported into the Minecraft Overworld, where they embark on a quest to defeat the Ender Dragon. Other confirmed movie adaptations set to debut in 2025 include Until Dawn on April 25, Mortal Kombat 2 on October 24, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 on December 5, Return to Silent Hill on October 17, and Ghost of Tsushima, which is in development.
Tech Optimizer
November 29, 2024
Cybersecurity researchers Tal Peleg and Coby Abrams from Varonis have identified a significant security vulnerability in PostgreSQL, designated as CVE-2024-10979, which has a CVSS severity score of 8.8. This vulnerability affects all PostgreSQL versions prior to 17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17, and 12.21. It allows unprivileged users to manipulate environment variables within the PostgreSQL PL/Perl extension, potentially enabling arbitrary code execution. PostgreSQL's advisory states that this flaw can lead to data theft or system takeover by altering sensitive process environment variables. Users are advised to update to the fixed versions and implement restrictions on allowed extensions and user permissions to mitigate the risk.
AppWizard
November 15, 2024
The Internet Archive has resumed operations after recent DDoS attacks and offers a wide range of digital media, including the complete series of Lucha Underground. It has added two significant games, Unreal and Unreal Tournament, to its gaming library, available for free download with disc images provided. This addition is supported by Epic Games, the original developers. The site OldUnreal offers installers for these games using the disc images, with current compatibility for Windows and plans for Linux and macOS. Epic Games had previously removed the Unreal titles from Steam and discontinued their servers, making this revival important for game preservation. GOG has also introduced a label for maintaining older titles for modern hardware.
Tech Optimizer
October 15, 2024
Cyber threats encompass a range of malicious activities targeting digital systems, including malware, ransomware, phishing, and DDoS attacks, which can lead to data breaches, financial losses, and operational disruptions. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre's 2023 review emphasizes the importance of robust defense mechanisms, highlighting regular antivirus scans as essential for proactive protection. Antivirus software uses techniques like signature-based detection and heuristics to identify both known and emerging threats. Benefits of antivirus scans include early threat detection, maintenance of system integrity, compliance with regulatory standards, and peace of mind for users. Best practices for system protection include regular software updates, frequent scans, data backups, employee education on cybersecurity, and the use of strong passwords.
AppWizard
August 29, 2024
Global Secure Layer reported a DDoS attack on August 25 that reached 3.15 billion packets per second (PPS), targeting a Minecraft gaming customer. The attack originated from a botnet primarily based in Russia, with traffic from 17 other countries. This incident is the largest publicly reported packet rate attack, exceeding previous records by a factor of 3.2 to 3.5 times. The attack occurred in two phases, starting with a preliminary strike on August 24 that peaked at 1.7 Gbps, followed by a full-scale attack the next day. The attack lasted just over an hour, with the highest botnet activity recorded in Russia, Vietnam, and South Korea, which accounted for 42.8% of the total traffic. A total of 42,209 sources were identified in the attack.
AppWizard
August 29, 2024
The Minemen Minecraft server experienced one of the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on August 25, reaching 3.15 gigapackets per second (GPPS), with most attack traffic originating from Russia and contributions from seventeen other countries. This attack surpassed previous records for packets per second, although it did not exceed the largest DDoS attack on record, which targeted Google in September 2017 at 2.54 terabits per second. Speculation exists regarding the motivations behind the attack, possibly linked to a disgruntled player, but the true cause remains unknown.
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