The two claimed to their actions were “good,” presumably because they highlighted internet security problems.Īnother collective member the AP previously communicated with via direct message called himself “Ownz” and identified himself as a 19-year-old in London. They claim 20 are in Russia and 10 in China. The two said about 30 people have access to the NewWorkdHacking Twitter account. The collective has also claimed responsibility for cyberattacks against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS.
“What they are actually doing is moving around the world with each attack.” He said an East Coast data center was hit first attacks on an offshore target followed later.ĬBS News homeland security consultant Fran Townsend pointed to Russia as a possible instigator. “The complexity of the attacks is what is making it so difficult for us,” said Kyle York, the company’s chief strategy officer. The attacks, shifting geographically, had knock-on effects for users trying to access popular websites across the U.S. said its data centers were hit by three waves of distributed denial-of-service attacks, which overwhelm targeted machines with junk data traffic. The White House called the disruption malicious and a hacker group claimed responsibility, though its assertion couldn’t be verified. Withering cyberattacks on server farms of a key internet firm repeatedly disrupted access to major websites and online services including Twitter, Netflix and PayPal across the United States on Friday.