Hackers Take Down World Cup-Affiliated Sites, Tease 'More Still to Come'

Hackers have reportedly attacked a series of World Cup-related websites, including government sites and official partners of the upcoming games in Brazil, kicking them offline.

According to a Reuters report, a hacker affiliated with hacktivist group Anonymous says it's responsible for the cyberattacks. Among those kicked offline earlier this week include World Cup sponsor Hyundai and government state Mato Grosso (where Chile will play Australia on Friday), but Hyundai has yet to confirm it was hit by hackers.

The hackers used DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks, which sends large volumes of traffic to sites, causing them to crash. Read more...