(Getty Images) Pennsylvania courts restores computer systems, website after DDoS attack The Pennsylvania courts system restored access to its computer networks after a recent DDoS attack took them down. Feb 16, 2024 By Sophia Fox-Sowell
Mississippi state capitol building in Jackson (Getty Images) Mississippi election websites hit by Election Day DDoS incident Websites operated by the Mississippi secretary of state were offline for part of Election Day, though the outage did not affect voting. Nov 9, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) Colorado says website restored day after Russia-linked DDoS attack Colorado.gov has been restored following a denial-of-service attack carried out by a Russian-speaking group that calls itself Killnet. Oct 7, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
A woman walks in front of the Kremlin in Moscow on Oct. 3, 2022. (Yuri Kadobnov / AFP / Getty Images) Russian hacking group targets state-government websites in DDoS campaign The pro-Russia hacking group Killnet launched a series of DDoS attacks against U.S. state government websites, temporarily disabling several. Oct 6, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
Minneapolis residents protest the police killing of George Floyd. (Fibonnaci Blue / Flickr) Minnesota IT officials respond to weekend DDoS attacks against state systems Officials did not say if the incident was explicitly linked to protests over the police killing of George Floyd. Jun 1, 2020 By Benjamin Freed
‘Bitcoin Baron’ sentenced for cyberattack against Madison, Wisconsin Randall Charles Tucker will serve 20 months behind bars for a 2015 distributed denial-of-service attack that crippled the city's websites for six days. Jun 19, 2018 By Benjamin Freed
California Attorney General Kamala Harris warns public, IoT device makers A recent botnet attack grabbed the attention of at least one important California leader. Oct 31, 2016