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Researchers have developed new techniques inspired by the recent Spectre CPU vulnerability to completely compromise the confidentiality of hardware-based secure enclaves created with Intel’s Software Guard eXtensions (SGX). SGX is a feature prese… Continue reading Spectre-Inspired Attacks Can Steal Data from Intel SGX Enclaves
On Wednesday, February 28, 2018, GitHub’s code hosting website hit with the largest-ever distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that peaked at record 1.35 Tbps.
Interestingly, attackers did not use any botnet network, instead weaponized misconfig… Continue reading Biggest-Ever DDoS Attack (1.35 Tbs) Hits Github Website
Some single sign-on (SSO) systems that use SAML are vulnerable to a newly discovered attack that can allow hackers to authenticate as other users without knowing their passwords. SSO systems allow users to authenticate to various services using a singl… Continue reading Some SSO Systems Vulnerable to Authentication Bypass
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
Security researchers warned last week that attackers are building a massive botnet of more than a million routers and wireless cameras. However, additional research has revealed that the number of devices actually enslaved by the botnet is only around 20,000, for now. “Over a million organizations have already been affected worldwide, including [in] the U.S.,..
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Malware dubbed IOTroop that researchers say is “worse than Mirai” has already infected one million businesses worldwide. Continue reading ‘IOTroop’ Botnet Could Dwarf Mirai in Size and Devastation, Says Researcher
Discovery of Linux/IRCTelnet suggests troubling new DDoS menace could get worse. Continue reading New, more-powerful IoT botnet infects 3,500 devices in 5 days
A massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack against Dyn, a major domain name system (DNS) provider, broke large portions of the Internet on Friday, causing a significant outage to a ton of websites and services, including Twitter, GitHub, Pay… Continue reading An Army of Million Hacked IoT Devices Almost Broke the Internet Today
Sierra Wireless confirms that devices it manufactures were infected by Mirai. Continue reading Beware of all-powerful DDoS malware infecting cellular gateways, feds warn
Successful compromises come “a couple times an hour,” researcher finds. Continue reading How hard is it to hack the average DVR? Sadly, not hard at all