Author Archives: Daniel Smith

How Friday’s Massive DDoS Attack on the U.S. Happened

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On the morning of October 21st Dyn began to suffer from a denial of service (DoS) attack that interrupted their Managed DNS network. As a result, hundreds of thousands of websites became unreachable to most of the world including Amazon’s EC2 instances. This problem intensified later in the day when the attackers launched a second […]

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5 ways hackers market their products and services

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Hackers all over the internet today are slowly adapting to the changes in the attack marketplace. Many notorious DDoS groups like Lizard Squad, New World Hackers and others have already entered the DDoS as a Service business, monetizing their capabilities in peace-time by renting out their powerful stresser services. But it’s not just DDoS. It’s […] Continue reading 5 ways hackers market their products and services→

2016 Summer Olympics: In The Crosshairs

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As the 2016 Summer Olympics approach, the cyber community turns its attention to the crowds and target-rich environment created by this high profile sporting event. Over 500,000 attendees to Rio De Janeiro are expected to consume record breaking connectivity volumes. This enormous demand will pose a security challenge for service providers as the 2016 Summer […] Continue reading 2016 Summer Olympics: In The Crosshairs→

Malware and Botnet Attack Services Found on the Darknet

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Over the last several months we have explored a number of attack marketplaces along with the different tools and services offered on the Darknet. In this post we are going to take a deeper look at the different malware and botnet services found on the Darknet. A botnet is a collection of compromised computers that […] Continue reading Malware and Botnet Attack Services Found on the Darknet→

Threat Alert: Bitcoin Exchanges and Websites Experiencing DDoS Attacks

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Over the last several months, our ERT Research team has noticed a growing trend of attackers targeting Bitcoin exchanges and websites that deal with Bitcoin directly. These websites are increasingly becoming the target of denial of service campaigns for a number of reasons. First, they are mainly targeted by extortionists, but they are also experiencing […] Continue reading Threat Alert: Bitcoin Exchanges and Websites Experiencing DDoS Attacks→

School Networks Getting Hacked – Is it the Students’ Fault?

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School networks are increasingly becoming victims of cyber-attacks. They are presented with unique threats and challenges that most organizations do not have to deal with. Every year schools see thousands of new students that bring with them an arsenal of potentially vulnerable devices. To add to this growing complexity, most college campuses have migrated to […] Continue reading School Networks Getting Hacked – Is it the Students’ Fault?→

Fraud on the Darknet: How to Own Over 1 Million Usernames and Passwords

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Over the last several weeks, we have all become conditioned to mega leaks. 117 million from LinkedIn, 360 million from MySpace, 68 million from Tumblr and 127 million from Badoo. That’s over a half a billion emails and usernames up for grabs! This is a gold mine for hackers. Researchers are not the only ones […] Continue reading Fraud on the Darknet: How to Own Over 1 Million Usernames and Passwords→