Search engines use complex algorithms to measure important aspects of your website when deciding whether or not to send traffic in your direction. Google, Bing, Yahoo, and others use small elements of your website to…
In 2008, a worm began infecting computers one at a time. While it may not have wrought the level of damage seen by some malware, The Conficker Hack meets our Historic Hack standards due to…
DDoS attacks are a threat that constantly lurks beneath the surface for website administrators. We have gotten used to DDoS attacks as headline news due to the damage and downtime wrought. However, we often miss…
In today’s edition of Historic Hacks, we will be looking at a sequence of attacks perpetrated by the group LulzSec, or Lulz Security, that occurred in 2011. The black hat hacking group claimed a variety…
Writing brilliant content, designing beautiful images, and creating streamlined customer journeys is not enough on their own to boost website engagement. You need users who will stay engaged with your website after their first visit…
You may have noticed that today’s Historic Hack title is a little bit different. Today we are featuring the target rather than the attacker, due to the fact that the attacker is still unknown. In…
If you are in the market for web hosting, you may be feeling overwhelmed by all the choice available. All packages claim to be a perfect fit for your requirements, but how do you really…
In our Historic Hacks segment, we like to look back at internet events that shocked, surprised, or horrified us. Today we look at the biggest military computer hack of all time, even though it might…
In this historic hacks article, we'll be taking a trip back to 1999, and looking at the Melissa macro virus, known as the first successful mass-mailing virus. Unsavory Files On the 26th March 1999, David…
When the internet was first devised, it was envisioned as a tool to connect universities, research establishments, and the military. As computers were so expensive at the time, the number of internet users were limited.…