Tag: Mumsnet

Teenager charged over Mumsnet hack and DDoS attack

May 24, 2016

An 18-year-old man has been charged by British police in connection with an internet attack that saw Mumsnet hacked, users’ accounts breached, passwords stolen, and the site blasted offline. David Gerrard Buchanan, 18, from Haslemere, Surrey, was charged by the Metropolitan Police’s Cyber Crime Unit (MPCCU) with two counts under section 1 of the Computer … More Teenager charged over Mumsnet hack and DDoS attack

Heartbleed claims British mums and Canadian tax payers as victims

April 15, 2014

The critical security vulnerability in OpenSSL known commonly as “Heartbleed” continues to raise alarms, with websites now warning that hackers have breached their systems by exploiting the bug, and stolen personal information about users. For instance, Mumsnet – a phenomenally popular British parenting website with 1.5 million registered users – has reported that its servers … More Heartbleed claims British mums and Canadian tax payers as victims