FBI Seizes 15 DDoS-For-Hire Websites, 3 Operators Charged

The FBI just saved the Christmas.

The U.S. Justice Department announced earlier today that the FBI has seized domains of 15 “DDoS-for-hire” websites and charged three individuals running some of these services.

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New Mirai Okiru Botnet targets devices running widely-used ARC Processors

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

Hackers Targeting Servers Running Database Services for Mining Cryptocurrency

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.

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Two Popular IP Cameras Riddled With Vulnerabilities

Two IP cameras sold by Loftek and VStartcam are leaving over 1.3 million users open to 21 vulnerabilities that range from a lack of HTTPS encryption to bugs that open users up to cross-site request forgery attacks. Continue reading Two Popular IP Cameras Riddled With Vulnerabilities

Two Popular IP Cameras Riddled With Vulnerabilities

Two IP cameras sold by Loftek and VStartcam are leaving over 1.3 million users open to 21 vulnerabilities that range from a lack of HTTPS encryption to bugs that open users up to cross-site request forgery attacks. Continue reading Two Popular IP Cameras Riddled With Vulnerabilities

Two New Platforms Found Offering Cybercrime-as-a-Service to ‘Wannabe Hackers’

Cybercrime has continued to evolve and today exists in a highly organised form.

Cybercrime has increasingly been commercialised, and itself become big business by renting out an expanded range of hacking tools and technologies, from exploit kits to ra… Continue reading Two New Platforms Found Offering Cybercrime-as-a-Service to ‘Wannabe Hackers’

More Hacking Groups Found Exploiting SMB Flaw Weeks Before WannaCry

Since the Shadow Brokers released the zero-day software vulnerabilities and hacking tools – allegedly belonged to the NSA’s elite hacking team Equation Group – several hacking groups and individual hackers have started using them in their own way.

The April’s data dump was believed to be the most damaging release by the Shadow Brokers till the date, as it publicly leaked lots of Windows

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Ending The Year With A 650Gbps DDoS Attack

It seems that 2016 has been the year of immense DDoS attacks, many coming from Mirai. This seems to be a newcomer though ending the year with a 650Gbps DDoS attack. The Dyn DNS DDoS attack that some speculated reached over 1Tbps was probably the biggest, but this isn’t that far behind and it’s bigger […]

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Even A Single Computer Can Take Down Big Servers Using BlackNurse Attack

Yes, you only need a single laptop with a decent internet connection, rather a massive botnet, to launch overwhelming denial of service (DoS) attacks in order to bring down major Internet servers and modern-day firewalls.

Researchers at TDC Security O… Continue reading Even A Single Computer Can Take Down Big Servers Using BlackNurse Attack