DDoS

The Tor network hit by wave of DDoS attacks for at least 7 monthsThe Tor network hit by wave of DDoS attacks for at least 7 months

The Tor network hit by wave of DDoS attacks for at least 7 months

Tor Project maintainers revealed that for at least 7 months, the Tor network was hit by several different waves of…

2 years ago
Cloudflare blocked record-breaking 71 million request-per-second DDoS attackCloudflare blocked record-breaking 71 million request-per-second DDoS attack

Cloudflare blocked record-breaking 71 million request-per-second DDoS attack

Cloudflare mitigated a record distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) that reached 71 Million requests per second. Cloudflare announced it has mitigated a…

2 years ago
Pro-Russia hacker group Killnet targets NATO websites with DDoS attacksPro-Russia hacker group Killnet targets NATO websites with DDoS attacks

Pro-Russia hacker group Killnet targets NATO websites with DDoS attacks

Pro-Russia hacker group Killnet launched a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on NATO servers, including the NATO Special Operations…

2 years ago
Experts published a list of proxy IPs used by the pro-Russia group KillnetExperts published a list of proxy IPs used by the pro-Russia group Killnet

Experts published a list of proxy IPs used by the pro-Russia group Killnet

SecurityScorecard’s researchers released a list of proxy IPs used by the pro-Russia group Killnet to neutralize its attacks. SecurityScorecard’s researchers…

2 years ago
Pro-Russia Killnet group hit Dutch and European hospitalsPro-Russia Killnet group hit Dutch and European hospitals

Pro-Russia Killnet group hit Dutch and European hospitals

The Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) confirmed that Pro-Russia group Killnet hit websites of national and European hospitals. The…

2 years ago
Pro-Russia group NoName057(16) targets Ukraine and NATO countriesPro-Russia group NoName057(16) targets Ukraine and NATO countries

Pro-Russia group NoName057(16) targets Ukraine and NATO countries

A Pro-Russian group named NoName057(16) is targeting organizations in Ukraine and NATO countries with DDoS attacks. A Pro-Russian cybercrime group…

2 years ago
FBI seized 48 domains linked to DDoS-for-Hire service platformsFBI seized 48 domains linked to DDoS-for-Hire service platforms

FBI seized 48 domains linked to DDoS-for-Hire service platforms

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) seized forty-eight domains that offered DDoS-for-Hire Service Platforms to crooks. The U.S. Department of…

2 years ago
Russia’s second-largest bank VTB Bank under DDoS attackRussia’s second-largest bank VTB Bank under DDoS attack

Russia’s second-largest bank VTB Bank under DDoS attack

Russia's second-largest bank VTB Bank reveals it is facing the largest DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack in its history.…

2 years ago
Pro-Russian group Killnet claims responsibility for DDoS attack that has taken down the European Parliament sitePro-Russian group Killnet claims responsibility for DDoS attack that has taken down the European Parliament site

Pro-Russian group Killnet claims responsibility for DDoS attack that has taken down the European Parliament site

Pro-Russian hacker collective Killnet took down the European Parliament website with a DDoS cyberattack. The Pro-Russia group of hacktivists Killnet…

2 years ago
KmsdBot, a new evasive bot for cryptomining activity and DDoS attacksKmsdBot, a new evasive bot for cryptomining activity and DDoS attacks

KmsdBot, a new evasive bot for cryptomining activity and DDoS attacks

Researchers spotted a new evasive malware, tracked as KmsdBot, that infects systems via an SSH connection that uses weak credentials.…

3 years ago