Threat Intelligence Tempo news website hit by massive DDoS cyberattack June 9, 2026 Share By SC Staff (Adobe Stock) The Cyber Express reports that the Indonesian news website Tempo experienced a significant distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) cyberattack, disrupting access for its readers. The assault, which began on June 5, 2026, involved millions of malicious requests aimed at overwhelming the outlet's servers. Tempo's technology team reported that the cyberattack generated an unprecedented volume of bot-generated traffic, placing immense pressure on their infrastructure. By June 8, 2026, monitoring systems had logged a total of 24.9 million requests. The attacks occurred intermittently, with a significant wave recorded between 8:30 p.m. and midnight, during which 12.97 million requests were made in just two hours. Preliminary analysis traced the malicious traffic to multiple countries, including Colombia, the United States, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Mexico, and Indonesia, highlighting the global nature of modern DDoS operations. Investigators suspect a possible link to an earlier attempt to breach Tempo's content management system at the end of May 2026, where attackers unsuccessfully attempted to unpublish corruption-related articles. This sequence of events suggests the DDoS attack may have been a retaliatory measure. Source: The Cyber Express SC Staff Related Threat Intelligence Iranian-linked hackers claim cyberattack on Israeli military, but evidence is weak SC Staff June 9, 2026 As reported by HackRead, an Iranian-linked hacker group named Handala claimed on Sunday, June 7, 2026, to have conducted significant cyberattacks against Israeli military targets, including disrupting signal networks and radar systems. Threat Intelligence American citizen pleads guilty to spying for China SC Staff June 8, 2026 Thomas Weir Pauken II, 50, admitted to conspiring with multiple individuals to exfiltrate data for the Chinese government. Threat Intelligence Former IBM executive sues, alleging cover-up of foreign government hacks SC Staff June 8, 2026 The lawsuit was filed by William Barlow, IBM's former vice president of threat intelligence. Related Events Cybercast Better Threat Intelligence Between Public and Private Sectors On-Demand Event Virtual Conference Nationwide Cybersecurity Summit 2025: Safeguarding America’s Digital Future On-Demand Event Virtual Conference Securing the Future of Finance: Strategies to Counter Modern Cyber Threats On-Demand Event Get daily email updates SC Media's daily must-read of the most current and pressing daily news Business Email By clicking the Subscribe button below, you agree to SC Media Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Subscribe Related Terms Account Harvesting Black Hat Deepfake Dictionary Attack Distributed Scans Fault Line Attacks Google Hacking Hybrid Attack Information Warfare Reconnaissance You can skip this ad in 5 seconds