Collaborate Disseminate
Microsoft said Russian APT group Sofacy, which has ties to the country’s military intelligence operations, has been using Windows kernel and Adobe Flash zero day vulnerabilities in targeted attacks. Continue reading Microsoft Says Russian APT Group Behind Zero-Day Attacks
IoT devices are being infected by new DDoS malware called Linux/IRCTelnet that borrows heavily from Aidra, Bashlite and Mirai. Continue reading New IoT Botnet Malware Borrows From Mirai
IoT devices are being infected by new DDoS malware called Linux/IRCTelnet that borrows heavily from Aidra, Bashlite and Mirai. Continue reading New IoT Botnet Malware Borrows From Mirai
Google today disclosed the existence of a Windows zero-day vulnerability under attack. The flaw was reported to Microsoft 10 days ago; Microsoft says the disclosure puts users at risk. Continue reading Google Reveals Windows Kernel Zero Day Under Attack
The Shadowbrokers dumped lists of hacked servers compromised by the Equation Group and allegedly used in its campaigns. Continue reading ShadowBrokers Dumps Lists of Equation Group Hacked Servers
A buffer overflow found in the Mirai botnet could eliminate its ability to carry out HTTP flood attacks. But exploiting that vulnerability puts defenders in a gray area with regard to hacking back. Continue reading Mirai Vulnerability Disclosed, But Exploits May Constitute Hacking Back
Analysis by DNS provider Dyn hints that more than 1 terabyte per second of traffic may have been used in last week’s massive DDoS attack that impacted Internet service on the East Coast. Continue reading Dyn DDoS Could Have Topped 1 Tbps
Adobe released an emergency Flash Player update that patches a use-after-free vulnerability being exploited in targeted attacks. Continue reading Adobe Patches Flash Zero Day Under Attack
Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia wrote a letter to the heads of the FCC, FTC and DHS asking whether ISPs have the power to keep insecure connected devices off the public Internet. Continue reading Lawmakers Asking What ISPs Can Do About DDoS Attacks
Researchers at Flashpoint said Friday’s DDoS attack against DNS provider Dyn was likely the work of script kiddies and not advanced attackers. Continue reading Dyn DDoS Work of Script Kiddies, Not Politically Motivated Hackers