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Cybercriminals have figured out a way to abuse widely-used Memcached servers to launch over 51,000 times powerful DDoS attacks than their original strength, which could result in knocking down of major websites and Internet infrastructure.
In recent d… Continue reading Memcached Servers Abused for Massive Amplification DDoS Attacks
A simple yet serious application-level denial of service (DoS) vulnerability has been discovered in WordPress CMS platform that could allow anyone to take down most WordPress websites even with a single machine—without hitting with a massive amount of … Continue reading Unpatched DoS Flaw Could Help Anyone Take Down WordPress Websites
The cybersecurity threat landscape has never been more extensive and is most likely to grow exponentially in 2018.
Although the original creators of Mirai DDoS botnet have already been arrested and jailed, the variants of the infamous IoT malware are … Continue reading New Mirai Okiru Botnet targets devices running widely-used ARC Processors
Although the original creators of the infamous IoT malware Mirai have already been arrested and sent to jail, the variants of the notorious botnet are still in the game due to the availability of its source code on the Internet.
Hackers have widely us… Continue reading Satori IoT Botnet Exploits Zero-Day to Zombify Huawei Routers
Security researchers have discovered multiple attack campaigns conducted by an established Chinese criminal group that operates worldwide, targeting database servers for mining cryptocurrencies, exfiltrating sensitive data and building a DDoS botnet.
… Continue reading Hackers Targeting Servers Running Database Services for Mining Cryptocurrency
The U.S. federal officials have arrested three hackers who have pleaded guilty to computer-crimes charges for creating and distributing Mirai botnet that crippled some of the world’s biggest and most popular websites by launching the massive DDoS attac… Continue reading Three Hackers Plead Guilty to Creating IoT-based Mirai DDoS Botnet
An internet of things (IoT) botnet that recently hijacked more than 100,000 DSL modems in Argentina has extended to other countries and doubled in size over the past week, possibly due to a zero-day vulnerability. The botnet has been dubbed “Sato… Continue reading IoT Botnet Satori Grows Rapidly Thanks to Zero-Day Flaw
Just a year after Mirai—biggest IoT-based malware that caused vast Internet outages by launching massive DDoS attacks—completed its first anniversary, security researchers are now warning of a brand new rapidly growing IoT botnet.
Dubbed ‘IoT_reaper,’ first spotted in September by researchers at firm Qihoo 360, the new malware no longer depends on cracking weak passwords; instead, it exploits
Continue reading New Rapidly-Growing IoT Botnet Threatens to Take Down the Internet
It’s been close to five years since we last looked at Incapsula, a security-focused CDN service known for its DDoS mitigation and web application security features.
As one would expect, during these five years the company has expanded and improved, in… Continue reading Incapsula Updated Review — New Security Options, Improved Delivery and Reliability
A large botnet of Android devices called WireX is responsible for large-scale application-layer DDoS attacks against businesses in the hospitality, porn and gambling industries.
Continue reading Mobile WireX DDoS Botnet ‘Neutralized’ by Collaboration of Competitors