DDoS

New evolving Abcbot DDoS botnet targets Linux systemsNew evolving Abcbot DDoS botnet targets Linux systems

New evolving Abcbot DDoS botnet targets Linux systems

Qihoo 360's Netlab detailed a new evolving DDoS botnet called Abcbot with wormable capabilities that targets Linux systems. Researchers from…

4 years ago
Security Service of Ukraine arrested a man operating a huge DDoS botnetSecurity Service of Ukraine arrested a man operating a huge DDoS botnet

Security Service of Ukraine arrested a man operating a huge DDoS botnet

Ukrainian police arrested a cybercriminal who controlled a botnet composed of 100,000 devices that was available for rent to launch…

4 years ago
Yandex is under the largest DDoS attack in the history of RunetYandex is under the largest DDoS attack in the history of Runet

Yandex is under the largest DDoS attack in the history of Runet

The Russian internet service provider Yandex is under a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that began last week. The Russian…

4 years ago
Major IPS in New Zealand hit by massive DDoS, Internet outages reportedMajor IPS in New Zealand hit by massive DDoS, Internet outages reported

Major IPS in New Zealand hit by massive DDoS, Internet outages reported

A massive DDoS hit New Zealand 's third-largest internet operator isolating parts of the country from the Internet. A massive…

4 years ago
ISRAELI FIRM ‘BRIGHT DATA’ (LUMINATI NETWORKS) ENABLED THE ATTACKS AGAINST KARAPATANISRAELI FIRM ‘BRIGHT DATA’ (LUMINATI NETWORKS) ENABLED THE ATTACKS AGAINST KARAPATAN

ISRAELI FIRM ‘BRIGHT DATA’ (LUMINATI NETWORKS) ENABLED THE ATTACKS AGAINST KARAPATAN

Who is behind the massive and prolonged Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack that hit the Philippine human rights alliance Karapatan?…

4 years ago
Cloudflare mitigated the largest ever volumetric DDoS attack to dateCloudflare mitigated the largest ever volumetric DDoS attack to date

Cloudflare mitigated the largest ever volumetric DDoS attack to date

Web infrastructure and website security company Cloudflare announced to have mitigated the largest ever volumetric DDoS attack to date. Cloudflare,…

4 years ago
Major blackouts across Puerto Rico. Are the DDoS and the fire linked?Major blackouts across Puerto Rico. Are the DDoS and the fire linked?

Major blackouts across Puerto Rico. Are the DDoS and the fire linked?

A fire and cyberattack hit an electrical substation for the electricity provider Luma Energy, causing major blackouts across Puerto Rico.…

4 years ago
The dark web index 2021, reportThe dark web index 2021, report

The dark web index 2021, report

PrivacyAffairs released the Dark Web Index 2021, the document provides the prices for illegal services/products available in the black marketplaces.…

4 years ago
Discovery of Simps Botnet Leads To Ties to Keksec GroupDiscovery of Simps Botnet Leads To Ties to Keksec Group

Discovery of Simps Botnet Leads To Ties to Keksec Group

Uptycs' threat research team discovered a new botnet, tracked as Simps botnet, attributed to Keksec group, which is focused on…

4 years ago
TsuNAME flaw exposes DNS servers to DDoS attacksTsuNAME flaw exposes DNS servers to DDoS attacks

TsuNAME flaw exposes DNS servers to DDoS attacks

A flaw in some DNS resolvers, tracked as TsuNAME, can allow attackers to launch DDoS attacks against authoritative DNS servers.…

4 years ago