Hack Forums (English Wikipedia)

Gurung, Vivek. "HackForums.net hacked and deface by Egyptian hacker". Cyber Kendra - Hacking News and Tech Updates. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

cyberscoop.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

O'Neill, Patrick Howell (31 October 2016). "Inside HackForums' rebellious cybercrime empire". Cyberscoop. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

dailydot.com (Global: 1,514^th place; English: 928^th place)

Powell, Austin (16 November 2016). "Internet Experts Issue Dire Warning to Government about the Internet of Things". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.

hackread.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Waqas (29 October 2016). "HackForums delete "Server Stress Testing" amidst links with Dyn DDoS Attack". HackRead. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

haveibeenpwned.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Have I Been Pwned: Pwned websites". haveibeenpwned.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2018.

ibtimes.co.uk (Global: 2,363^rd place; English: 1,707^th place)

Murdock, Jason (4 May 2016). "HackForums may have just been hacked". International Business Times UK. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
Murdock, Jason (4 May 2016). "HackForums may have just been hacked". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 8 May 2025.

justice.gov (Global: 884^th place; English: 477^th place)

"College Student Pleads Guilty To Developing Malicious Software". www.justice.gov (Press release). 13 January 2017. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

krebsonsecurity.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"'LuminosityLink RAT' Author Pleads Guilty — Krebs on Security". 16 July 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
"Bug Bounty Hunter Ran ISP Doxing Service — Krebs on Security". 9 November 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
"The Rise of "Bulletproof" Residential Networks — Krebs on Security". 19 August 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
"DDoS-for-Hire Boss Gets 13 Months Jail Time — Krebs on Security". 20 November 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
"Who is Anna-Senpai, the Mirai Worm Author? — Krebs on Security". krebsonsecurity.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Krebs, Brian (27 February 2018). "Bot Roundup: Avalanche, Kronos, NanoCore". Krebs on Security. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

news.yahoo.com (Global: 183^rd place; English: 212^th place)

ph.news.yahoo.com

"Ukraine arrests 'Avalanche' cybercrime organiser: police". Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

reuters.com (Global: 38^th place; English: 30^th place)

Finkle, Jim; Menn, Joseph (15 May 2014). "FBI plans cyber crime crackdown, arrests coming in weeks". Reuters. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

softpedia.com (Global: 4,174^th place; English: 3,327^th place)

news.softpedia.com

Cimpanu, Catalin (30 October 2016). "The Internet's Biggest Hacking Forum Removes Its DDoS-for-Hire Section". Softpedia. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.

thedailybeast.com (Global: 517^th place; English: 315^th place)

Poulsen, Kevin (31 March 2017). "FBI Arrests Hacker Who Hacked No One". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

thehackernews.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Wei, Wang (28 August 2014). "Popular Hackforums Website Defaced by Egyptian Hacker". The Hacker News. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Khandelwal, Swati. "Student Faces 10 Years In Prison For Creating And Selling Limitless Keylogger". The Hacker News. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Khandelwal, Swati (15 January 2016). "Creator of MegalodonHTTP DDoS Botnet Arrested". The Hacker News. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

theverge.com (Global: 208^th place; English: 158^th place)

"How an army of vulnerable gadgets took down the web today". The Verge. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

twitter.com (Global: 43^rd place; English: 43^rd place)

"Troy Hunt on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 3 June 2018.

vice.com (Global: 247^th place; English: 175^th place)

"Student Hacker Faces 10 Years in Prison For Spyware That Hit 16,000 Computers". Motherboard. 13 January 2017. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
Franceschi-Bicchierai, Lorenzo (13 January 2017). "Student Hacker Faces 10 Years in Prison For Spyware That Hit 16,000 Computers". Vice. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
Franceschi-Bicchierai, Lorenzo (4 September 2018). "Google Notifies People Targeted by Secret FBI Investigation". Vice. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
Franceschi-Bicchierai, Lorenzo (29 October 2018). "How 'Mr. Hashtag' Helped Saudi Arabia Spy on Dissidents". Vice. Retrieved 15 April 2025.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"'Bustling' web attack market shut down". BBC News. 3 November 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
O'Neill, Patrick Howell (31 October 2016). "Inside HackForums' rebellious cybercrime empire". Cyberscoop. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
"Alexa - Top Sites by Category: Top/Computers/Hacking". www.alexa.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
"College Student Pleads Guilty To Developing Malicious Software". www.justice.gov (Press release). 13 January 2017. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
"Have I Been Pwned: Pwned websites". haveibeenpwned.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
Wei, Wang (28 August 2014). "Popular Hackforums Website Defaced by Egyptian Hacker". The Hacker News. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Gurung, Vivek. "HackForums.net hacked and deface by Egyptian hacker". Cyber Kendra - Hacking News and Tech Updates. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
Murdock, Jason (4 May 2016). "HackForums may have just been hacked". International Business Times UK. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
Khandelwal, Swati. "Student Faces 10 Years In Prison For Creating And Selling Limitless Keylogger". The Hacker News. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
"Student Hacker Faces 10 Years in Prison For Spyware That Hit 16,000 Computers". Motherboard. 13 January 2017. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
Franceschi-Bicchierai, Lorenzo (13 January 2017). "Student Hacker Faces 10 Years in Prison For Spyware That Hit 16,000 Computers". Vice. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
"PSA: Improperly Secured Linux Servers Targeted with Chaos Backdoor". BleepingComputer. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
Finkle, Jim; Menn, Joseph (15 May 2014). "FBI plans cyber crime crackdown, arrests coming in weeks". Reuters. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Khandelwal, Swati (15 January 2016). "Creator of MegalodonHTTP DDoS Botnet Arrested". The Hacker News. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
"Who is Anna-Senpai, the Mirai Worm Author? — Krebs on Security". krebsonsecurity.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
"How an army of vulnerable gadgets took down the web today". The Verge. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Cimpanu, Catalin (30 October 2016). "The Internet's Biggest Hacking Forum Removes Its DDoS-for-Hire Section". Softpedia. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
Kan, Michael (31 October 2016). "Hacking forum cuts section allegedly linked to DDoS attacks". Computerworld. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
Waqas (29 October 2016). "HackForums delete "Server Stress Testing" amidst links with Dyn DDoS Attack". HackRead. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
Powell, Austin (16 November 2016). "Internet Experts Issue Dire Warning to Government about the Internet of Things". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
"Ukraine arrests 'Avalanche' cybercrime organiser: police". Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Krebs, Brian (27 February 2018). "Bot Roundup: Avalanche, Kronos, NanoCore". Krebs on Security. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Poulsen, Kevin (31 March 2017). "FBI Arrests Hacker Who Hacked No One". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
Franceschi-Bicchierai, Lorenzo (4 September 2018). "Google Notifies People Targeted by Secret FBI Investigation". Vice. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

Hack Forums (English Wikipedia)

alexa.com (Global: 3,296th place; English: 7,663rd place)

bbc.com (Global: 26th place; English: 23rd place)

bleepingcomputer.com (Global: 7,223rd place; English: 4,408th place)

computerworld.com (Global: 3,446th place; English: 2,279th place)

cyberkendra.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

cyberscoop.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

dailydot.com (Global: 1,514th place; English: 928th place)

hackread.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

haveibeenpwned.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

ibtimes.co.uk (Global: 2,363rd place; English: 1,707th place)

justice.gov (Global: 884th place; English: 477th place)

krebsonsecurity.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

news.yahoo.com (Global: 183rd place; English: 212th place)

ph.news.yahoo.com

reuters.com (Global: 38th place; English: 30th place)

softpedia.com (Global: 4,174th place; English: 3,327th place)

news.softpedia.com

thedailybeast.com (Global: 517th place; English: 315th place)

thehackernews.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

theverge.com (Global: 208th place; English: 158th place)

twitter.com (Global: 43rd place; English: 43rd place)

vice.com (Global: 247th place; English: 175th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

alexa.com (Global: 3,296^th place; English: 7,663^rd place)

bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; English: 23^rd place)

bleepingcomputer.com (Global: 7,223^rd place; English: 4,408^th place)

computerworld.com (Global: 3,446^th place; English: 2,279^th place)

dailydot.com (Global: 1,514^th place; English: 928^th place)

ibtimes.co.uk (Global: 2,363^rd place; English: 1,707^th place)

justice.gov (Global: 884^th place; English: 477^th place)

news.yahoo.com (Global: 183^rd place; English: 212^th place)

reuters.com (Global: 38^th place; English: 30^th place)

softpedia.com (Global: 4,174^th place; English: 3,327^th place)

thedailybeast.com (Global: 517^th place; English: 315^th place)

theverge.com (Global: 208^th place; English: 158^th place)

twitter.com (Global: 43^rd place; English: 43^rd place)

vice.com (Global: 247^th place; English: 175^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)