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Trends in DDoS attacks show a evolution beyond Mirai code and point to next-gen botnets that are better hidden and have a greater level of persistence on devices – making them “far more dangerous.” Continue reading ThreatList: Latest DDoS Trends by the Numbers
If you were a buyer of any online DDoS-for-hire service, you might be in trouble.
After taking down and arresting the operators of the world’s biggest DDoS-for-hire service last year, the authorities are now in hunt for customers who bought the servic… Continue reading Europol Now Going After People Who Bought DDoS-for-Hire Services
Austin Thompson pleaded guilty on November 6 in a San Diego Federal court to knowingly causing damage to third-party computers. Continue reading DerpTrolling game server DDoS attacker pleads guilty
The Bitcoin Core development team has released an important update to patch a major DDoS vulnerability in its underlying software that could have been fatal to the Bitcoin Network, which is usually known as the most hack-proof and secure blockchain.
T… Continue reading Bitcoin Core Software Patches a Critical DDoS Attack Vulnerability
The problem of botnets — the legions of computers used to carry out distributed denial-of-service attacks — is exacerbated by the fact that developers do not have the cost incentives to build more security into their products, according to a new report from the departments of Commerce and Homeland Security. “Product developers, manufacturers, and vendors are motivated to minimize cost and time to market, rather than to build in security or offer efficient security updates,” states the report mandated by a White House executive order last year. “Market incentives must be realigned to promote a better balance between security and convenience when developing products.” The report says the government should give companies some help by prioritizing research and development funding for botnet-thwarting products, and it suggests the private sector should expedite its own work on those technologies. The R&D — in techniques like data analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence is — “urgently needed to get […]
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Network attacks driven by traffic, such as DDoS, have long been classified by a capacity threshold or baseline limit. When traffic surpasses that limit, an alarm is triggered to indicate an attack. Internet service providers now face a more stealthy t… Continue reading Pulling the Rug Out on DDoS Carpet Bombers
Universal Plug and Play networking protocols can be exploited to bypass DDoS mitigations. Continue reading Attackers Use UPnP to Sidestep DDoS Defenses
A large marketplace that allowed users to rent distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) infrastructure from hackers has been shut down following a global law enforcement operation led by police agencies from the Netherlands and the UK. Known as webstresse… Continue reading Police Shut Down Largest DDoS-for-Hire Marketplace
One of the largest distributed denial of service (DDoS) marketplaces has been shut down by European law enforcement. Webstresser.org, closed by Europol on Wednesday, boasted more than 100,000 users. It offered an array of services that allowed customers to wage attacks on specific targets that crippled internet infrastructure. DDoS attacks work by forcing a flood of artificial internet traffic to a website until the traffic overloads a target and causes it to crash. The traffic often comes from large networks of computer systems that were compromised prior to the attack. “We have a trend where the sophistication of certain professional hackers to provide resources is allowing individuals – and not just experienced ones – to conduct DDoS attacks and other kind of malicious activities online,” Steven Wilson, head of Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), said in a statement. “It’s a growing problem, and one we take very seriously.” The shutdown is important […]
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Security researchers have discovered a new malware framework that’s used for cyberespionage and is delivered to computers through hacked MikroTik routers. Dubbed Slingshot, the malware has a modular architecture and is on par with state-sponsore… Continue reading Attackers Infect Computers with Cyberespionage Malware via Hacked Routers