A security report reveals that the number of DNS Amplification attacks done in the first quarter (Q1) of 2018 have doubled. By definition they are a type of DDOS (Distributed denial of service) attacks which are among the most common…
The world’s biggest DDoS-for-hire service, Webstresser.org, is now down thanks to a coordinated international operation. The DDoS provider was shut down on Wednesday after a thorough investigation carried out by UK’s National Crime Agency and the Dutch National Police and…
DDoS attacks based on Memcached servers can now be mitigated, researchers say. The mitigation method includes the victim sending a “flush_all” command back to the servers that initiated the attack. This method was suggested few days ago by one of…
Just last week a record-breaking DDoS attack took place – registered at 1.3 Tbps. The target was GitHub, and the attack was based on a flaw in Memcached servers recently made public. It became evident that cybercriminals can exploit Memcached…
The largest so far GGoS attack happened yesterday registered at 1.3 Tbps. The target was GitHub. The attack was based on a flaw in Memcached servers made public just a few days ago. Apparently, cybercriminals can exploit Memcached servers to…
Sunday afternoon Bitfinex once again announced via Twitter that the platform is under heavy DDOS, and that they working to bring it back online. Earlier this month, Bitfinex went through some major DDoS attacks. Let’s have a look at the…
The last time we wrote about the Necurs botnet was in January, when it was used in Locky ransomware distribution operations. Necurs has been primarily used to spread spam emails in order to infect user systems. The botnet usually infected…
The Federal Trade Commission is suing the Taiwanese router production company D-Link because of vulnerabilities in their Wi-Fi routing devices and web cameras. News broke out that D-Link, the notorious maker of wireless routers have several vulnerabilities that could allow…
The latest trend in the 21st century – IoT, common systems of devices organized to revolutionize our daily lives are becoming a playground for hackers. This becomes particularly interesting primarily for IT security professionals who are always looking forward to…
There’s a serious uptake in DDoS attacks, and as in many cyber threats, a DDoS can be carried out for political reasons. The Newsweek website just reported a heavy DDoS, and its timing is definitely not a coincidence. The website…
Linux.Mirai is a new Trojan recently found to be at fault for DdoS attacks. The malware was first registered in May, 2016, when it was detected by Dr. Web. Back then, it was added to the company’s virus databases under…
Malware going by the name of BASHLITE has been created to cause a DDoS (Denial of Service) type of attacks by taking advantage of IoT devices, researchers report. This is not the first IoT malware that has been detected, but…
OVH is a hosting company that has apparently been a victim of the biggest DDoS attack ever registered. The attack is said to have surpassed the DDoS on KrebsOnSecurity. A tweet by the company’s CTO, Octave Klaba, reveals that “you…
Ever since the privacy scandal, Pokemon GO has been a hot discussion topic. However, a new issue is now added to the pile of problems that Pokemon GO creators need to face – a DDoS attack carried out by PoodleCorp.…
A very intriguing and intensive DDoS/botnet attack has been just investigated by security researchers at US security vendor Sucuri. The botnet in question comprises of more than 25,000 bots targeting businesses at a global level. More specifically, it’s a Layer…
