How Google fought back against a crippling IoT-powered botnet and won
Behind the scenes defending KrebsOnSecurity against record-setting DDoS attacks. Continue reading How Google fought back against a crippling IoT-powered botnet and won
Category Archives: Brian Krebs
The Mirai DDoS botnet: Brian Krebs claims to know who wrote it
How do you trace the source of an attack that came from network devices located all around the globe? Krebs thinks he’s done it… Continue reading The Mirai DDoS botnet: Brian Krebs claims to know who wrote it
Reserve Bank of Australia looks like phishing but delivers malware
I saw this tweet on twitter and decided to take a quick look at it, so I don’t have an original email or any further info where it came from. Risky Biz pal @briankrebs and the Reserve Bank of Australia … Continue reading →
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IoT Botnets Are The New Normal of DDoS Attacks
DVR’s, IP-enabled cameras, home cable equipment and many other IOT connected devices are that latest in potent DDoS tools available to attackers. Continue reading IoT Botnets Are The New Normal of DDoS Attacks
The Internet of Things Sucks So Bad Even ‘Amateurish’ Malware Is Enough
he malware that powered the “Botnet of Things” behind one of the largest cyberattacks ever isn’t even that great, and that’s exactly why we should be worried. Continue reading The Internet of Things Sucks So Bad Even ‘Amateurish’ Malware Is Enough
Source Code Released for Mirai DDoS Malware
An attacker known as Anna-senpai released source code for the Mirai malware, which was used in a 620 Gbps DDoS attack against Krebs on Security. Continue reading Source Code Released for Mirai DDoS Malware
Why a massive DDoS attack on a blogger has internet experts worried
The apparent ease with which the massive attack was summoned has some experts concerned. Continue reading Why a massive DDoS attack on a blogger has internet experts worried
Distributed Censorship or Extortion? The IoT vs Brian Krebs
Now it’s official. The particular website that was hit by a record-breaking distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack that we covered a few days ago was that of white-hat security journalist [Brian Krebs]: Krebs on Security.
During the DDOS attack, his site got 600 Gigabits per second of traffic. It didn’t involve amplification or reflection attacks, but rather a distributed network of zombie domestic appliances: routers, IP webcams, and digital video recorders (DVRs). All they did was create HTTP requests for his site, but there were well in excess of 100,000 of these bots.
In the end, [Krebs’] ISP, Akamai, …read more
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Why the silencing of KrebsOnSecurity opens a troubling chapter for the ‘Net
“Free speech in the age of the Internet is not really free,” journalist warns. Continue reading Why the silencing of KrebsOnSecurity opens a troubling chapter for the ‘Net
Journalist Hit By Record DDoS Attack: ‘I’m Kind of Like Plutonium Right Now’
An interview with ‘censored’ security journalist Brian Krebs. Continue reading Journalist Hit By Record DDoS Attack: ‘I’m Kind of Like Plutonium Right Now’