Collaborate Disseminate
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.
Chines… Continue reading Over 15,000 Memcached DDoS Attacks Hit 7,100 Sites in Last 10 Days
Security researchers have discovered a “kill switch” that could help companies protect their websites under massive DDoS attack launched using vulnerable Memcached servers.
Massive Memcached reflection DDoS attacks with an unprecedented amplification … Continue reading ‘Kill Switch’ to Mitigate Memcached DDoS Attacks — Flush ‘Em All
Two separate proofs-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for Memcached amplification attack have been released online that could allow even script-kiddies to launch massive DDoS attacks using UDP reflections easily.
The first DDoS tool is written in C progra… Continue reading Memcached DDoS Exploit Code and List of 17,000 Vulnerable Servers Released
The bar has been raised.
As more amplified attacks were expected following the record-breaking 1.35 Tbps Github DDoS attack, someone has just set a new record after only four days — 1.7 Tbps DDoS attack.
Network security and monitoring company Arbor … Continue reading 1.7 Tbps DDoS Attack — Memcached UDP Reflections Set New Record