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Over 15,000 Memcached DDoS Attacks Hit 7,100 Sites in Last 10 Days

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Memcached reflections that recently fueled two most largest amplification DDoS attacks in the history have also helped other cybercriminals launch nearly 15,000 cyber attacks against 7,131 unique targets in last ten days, a new report revealed.

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‘Kill Switch’ to Mitigate Memcached DDoS Attacks — Flush ‘Em All

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Security researchers have discovered a “kill switch” that could help companies protect their websites under massive DDoS attack launched using vulnerable Memcached servers.

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