Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2023

DoJ announced the seizure of 13 new domains associated with DDoS-for-hire platforms as part of Operation PowerOFF. Justice Department announced the seizure of 13 domains linked to DDoS-for-hire services as part of a coordinated international law enforcement effort known as Operation PowerOFF. com, ragebooter(.)com, com, downthem(.)org

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DDOS Internet Internet Hacking 81

Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2023

A DDoS botnet dubbed AndoryuBot has been observed exploiting an RCE, tracked as CVE-2023-25717, in Ruckus access points. The activity is associated with a known DDoS botnet tracked as AndoryuBot that first appeared in February 2023. The bot supports multiple DDoS attack techniques and uses SOCKS5 proxies for C2 communications.

DDOS 96

DDOS Wireless Architecture Advertising 96

Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2022

Pro-Ukraine hackers are using Docker images to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against a dozen Russian and Belarusian websites. The DDoS attacks also targeted three Lithuanian media websites. The DDoS attacks also targeted three Lithuanian media websites. To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini.

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DDOS Media Government Engineering 110

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2022

A massive DDoS attack took down Finnish government websites while Ukrainian President Zelenskyy addressed Finland’s members of parliament (MPs). StandWithUkraine [link] — MFA Finland (@Ulkoministerio) April 8, 2022. link] — Puolustusministeriö (@DefenceFinland) April 8, 2022. To nominate, please visit:?

DDOS 86

DDOS Government Hacking Cybersecurity 86

Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The “RapperBot” malware group has been rapidly expanding since mid-June 2022. Researchers discovered new samples of RapperBot malware used to build a botnet capable of carrying Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against game servers.

DDOS 79

DDOS IoT Malware Cybersecurity 79

Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2022

A series of DDoS attacks launched by Russian hacktivists are targeting several Romanian government websites. The Romanian national cyber security and incident response team, DNSC, warns of a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting government websites. The attacks have started on April 29, 2022, at 04:00.

DDOS 86

DDOS Banking Government Cyber Attacks 86

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In 2022, Radware saw DDoS attacks grow by over 200% and the number of blocked events per customer nearly doubled each quarter. The precipitous growth in DDoS attacks is frightening. The post Radware Adds a New Weapon to its DDoS-Fighting Arsenal appeared first on Radware Blog.

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DDOS Cybersecurity 52

Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2022

Cybersecurity researcher Dominic Alvieri published a notice sent to Entrust customers on July 6, which inform them that some files were taken from its internal systems. Entrust blog still down on your left and official statement on your right. Entrust blog still down on your left and official statement on your right.

DDOS 85

DDOS Hacking InfoSec Ransomware 85

Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

A flaw in the Service Location Protocol (SLP), tracked as CVE-2023-29552, can allow to carry out powerful DDoS attacks. impacting the Service Location Protocol ( SLP ) can be exploited by threat actors to conduct powerful volumetric DDoS attacks. A high-severity security vulnerability (CVE-2023-29552, CVSS score: 8.6)

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DDOS Internet Internet Firewall 84

Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2022

Cloudflare has mitigated a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that peaked at 15.3 Cloudflare announced to have mitigated a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that peaked at 15.3 million request-per-second (RPS), which is one of the largest HTTPS DDoS attacks blocked by the company.

DDOS 81

DDOS Encryption Hacking Cybersecurity 81

Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2022

Ukraine CERT-UA warns of ongoing DDoS attacks targeting pro-Ukraine sites and the government web portal. The post Ongoing DDoS attacks from compromised sites hit Ukraine appeared first on Security Affairs. ” reads the advisory of the Ukraine CERT-UA. To nominate, please visit:? To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini.

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DDOS Banking Government Hacking 68

Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Cybersecurity researchers published a list of proxy IP addresses used by the pro-Russian group Killnet to neutralize its attacks. The list, which contains over 17,746 IPs, was disclosed by SecurityScorecard researchers.

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DDOS Government Cybersecurity 120

Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2022

PrivacyAffairs released the Dark Web Index 2022, the document provides the prices for illegal services/products available in the black marketplaces. The document updates the information provided in the Dark Web Index 2022 report. The document updates the information provided in the Dark Web Index 2022 report. Pierluigi Paganini.

Identity Theft 93

Identity Theft Accountability DDOS Cybercrime 93

Webroot

OCTOBER 14, 2022

In other words, 2022 has been an eventful year in the threat landscape, with malware continuing to take center stage. The 6 Nastiest Malware of 2022. 2022 was no different. 2022 was no different. With that, here are the 6 Nastiest Malware of 2022. Here are this year’s wicked winners. Here are tips from our experts.

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Malware Antivirus DDOS Cyber Insurance 61

Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2023

The French Senate’s website was taken offline by a DDoS attack launched by the pro-Russian hacker group NoName. The pro-Russia hacker group NoName is claiming responsibility for a DDoS attack that took the website of the French Senate offline. We are in the final!

DDOS 78

DDOS Cyber Attacks Mobile Internet 78

Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2023

FortiGuard Labs researchers observed an ongoing hacking campaign targeting Cacti ( CVE-2022-46169 ) and Realtek ( CVE-2021-35394 ) vulnerabilities to spread ShellBot and Moobot malware. The ShellBot , also known as PerlBot, is a Perl-based DDoS bot that uses IRC protocol for C2 communications. also support backdoor capabilities.

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DDOS Malware Hacking Education 83

Heimadal Security

APRIL 27, 2023

A TP-Link Archer A21 (AX1800) consumer-grade WiFi router vulnerability has been used by Mirai botnet to launch DDoS attacks against IoT devices. The flaw in the TP-Link Archer AX21 firmware was discovered back in December 2022, and the company released a patch in March.

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Firmware DDOS IoT Cybersecurity 91

Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

The vulnerability was first reported to ZDI during the Pwn2Own Toronto 2022 event. The Mirai botnet that is behind the attacks observed by ZDI is focused on launching DDoS attacks, it has the capability to target Valve Source Engine (VSE). A remote attacker can trigger the issue to inject commands that should be executed on the device.

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DDOS Engineering Firmware Architecture 91

Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

The botnet was first discovered by Fortinet in March, the DDoS botnet targeted several routers and web servers by exploiting known vulnerabilities. The researchers attribute the botnet to the cybercrime group Keksec which focuses on DDoS-based extortion. The botnet targets multiple architectures, including arm, bsd, x64, and x86.

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Malware DDOS IoT Cybercrime 141

Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2022

Besides proprietary tools, they’re leveraging MHDDoS, Blood, Karma DDoS, Hasoki, DDoS Ripper and GoldenEye scripts to generate malicious traffic on Layer 7 which may impact the availability of WEB resources. Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS.

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Government DDOS Cyber Attacks Hacking 139

Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2022

The Pro-Russian volunteer movement known as LEGION is calling to launch DDoS attacks against the final of the Eurovision song contest. The LEGION is a Pro-Russian volunteer movement that focuses on DDOS attacks. Task #2: Task #2 make a DDOS attack on the discovered servers and keep them until 07:00 Moscow time. link] .

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DDOS Hacking Government Cybersecurity 115

Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2022

Ukraine IT Army launched massive DDoS attacks on the EGAIS portal that has a crucial role in Russia’s alcohol distribution. ” reported Vedomosti “Apparently, we are talking about DDoS attacks.” At the time of writing this, the EGAIS portal is still unreachable. To nominate, please visit:?

DDOS 80

DDOS Retail Accountability Marketing 80

Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2022

Fronton is a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet that was used by Russia-linked threat actors for coordinated disinformation campaigns. This release noted that DDoS “is only one of the many capabilities of the system.” . As of April 2022, 0day technologies has changed its domain from 0day[.]ru ru to 0day[.]llc.

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DDOS Media Hacking Engineering 112

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Sporting events, like the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 (Qatar 2022 World Cup), attract massive attention from every corner of the world. After triaging said incidents to remove false positives, we collected the true positive incidents to analyze them and better comprehend how attackers were targeting the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

Cyber threats 52

Cyber threats Media Social Engineering Mobile 52

Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2022

Ukraine IT Army launched massive DDoS attacks on the EGAIS portal that has a crucial role in Russia’s alcohol distribution. May 04 – Pro-Ukraine attackers compromise Docker images to launch DDoS attacks on Russian sites. May 06 – Ukraine IT Army hit EGAIS portal impacting Russia’s alcohol distribution. link] .

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DDOS Cyber Attacks Government Hacking 91

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 28, 2023

writes a cybersecurity prescription for the NHS and for social care, data protection hardware is becoming a big security gap, security specialist MITRE partners up to tackle supply chain security threats, while the E.U. DDoS attacks were 16% of the total, while phishing and supply-chain attacks were each involved in 10% of attacks.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Small Business Backups Artificial Intelligence 52

Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2022

Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS. sections “The Underdogs – Best Personal (non-commercial) Security Blog” and “The Tech Whizz – Best Technical Blog”). To nominate, please visit:?. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

InfoSec 99

InfoSec Spyware DDOS Firewall 99

Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2022

Below is the timeline of the events related to the ongoing invasion that occurred in the previous weeks: April 30 – Pro-Russian group Killnet launched DDoS attacks on Romanian govt sites. A series of DDoS attacks launched by Russian hacktivists are targeting several Romanian government websites. To nominate, please visit:?

DDOS 78

DDOS Government Hacking Banking 78

The Last Watchdog

JULY 18, 2023

July 18, 2022 – Around 30,000 websites get hacked every day , with the majority of those cyberattacks due to human error. The Master Cybersecurity Guide for Web Hosts. Gainesville, Fla., More than ever before, there is a vital need for businesses to fortify their security to protect data online.

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Hacking DDOS Small Business Spyware 100

Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2022

XORDDoS , also known as XOR.DDoS , first appeared in the threat landscape in 2014 it is a Linux Botnet that was employed in attacks against gaming and education websites with massive DDoS attacks that reached 150 gigabytes per second of malicious traffic. To nominate, please visit:? Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

DDOS 94

DDOS Architecture Education Hacking 94

Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2022

pic.twitter.com/nZ8zk7bWV9 — Anonymous TV (@YourAnonTV) June 3, 2022. OpRussia #FreeUkraine pic.twitter.com/5lEUYliGgH — Anonymous TV (@YourAnonTV) June 1, 2022. OpRussia #FreeUkraine pic.twitter.com/5lEUYliGgH — Anonymous TV (@YourAnonTV) June 1, 2022. #OpRussia Available on #DDoSecrets. Pierluigi Paganini.

Banking 119

Banking Government Media Hacking 119

Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2022

Researchers at cybersecurity firm Cyble analyzed a Tor website named named ‘Eternity Project’ that offers for sale a broad range of malware, including stealers, miners, ransomware, and DDoS Bots. Researchers from threat intelligence firm Cyble analyzed the Eternity Project Tor website which offers any kind of malicious code.

Ransomware 77

Ransomware DDOS Cybercrime Malware 77

Security Boulevard

AUGUST 25, 2022

On August 13th, 2022, Monero underwent a hard fork, i.e. a protocol upgrade that introduced several new features to improve user anonymity and performance. [5] Threat Actor Updates: LockBit Accuses Entrust of DDoS Attack; If Proven Would Set a New Precedent. At the time of the reporting, LockBit´s blog mirrors were still inaccessible.

DDOS 52

DDOS Cryptocurrency Ransomware Technology 52

Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2022

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DDOS 69

DDOS Surveillance Hacking Ransomware 69

Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2022

The Italian police is investigating the attack, while the National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) confirmed that the websites were hit with DDoS attacks. The Pro-Russian hacktivists launched a Slow POST DDoS attack, the CSIRT warns that this kind of attack is unusual and for this reason it could be undetected.

Government 104

Government DDOS Data breaches Media 104

Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

Please vote for Security Affairs ( [link] ) as the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS Vote for me in the sections where is reported Securityaffairs or my name Pierluigi Paganini Please nominate Security Affairs as your favorite blog. We are in the final !

Data breaches 89

Data breaches DDOS Artificial Intelligence Ransomware 89

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

In 2022, the Russian APT used multiple wipers in attacks aimed at Ukraine, including AwfulShred , CaddyWiper , HermeticWiper , Industroyer2 , IsaacWiper , WhisperGate , Prestige , RansomBoggs , and ZeroWipe. The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017.

Phishing 87

Phishing Education Accountability Telecommunications 87