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.

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DDOS Banking Government Cyber Attacks 92

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.

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DDOS Encryption Hacking Cybersecurity 88

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 91

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The largest and oldest bank in Russia Sberbank faced the record-breaking DDoS attack that reached 1 million RPS. Sberbank , the Russian banking and financial services giant, announced that it was recently hit by a record-breaking distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that reached 1 million RPS. reads the post published by Google.

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DDOS Banking Cyber Attacks Financial Services 87

Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2022

Ukraine CERT-UA warns of ongoing DDoS attacks targeting pro-Ukraine sites and the government web portal. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Ukraine). 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:?

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DDOS Banking Government Hacking 74

Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

Two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a large, mysterious new Internet hosting firm called Stark Industries Solutions materialized and quickly became the epicenter of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government and commercial targets in Ukraine and Europe. Image: SentinelOne.com.

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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. 50 in 2021).

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Identity Theft Accountability DDOS Cybercrime 97

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. A new study by HostingAdvice, the premier authority on web hosting, found that 32% of Americans say they’ve gotten hacked from visiting a sketchy website and of those, 53% got a computer virus.

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Hacking DDOS Small Business Spyware 100

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The threat actors behind a massive AdSense fraud campaign infected 10,890 WordPress sites since September 2022. In November 2022, researchers from security firm Sucuri reported to have tracked a surge in WordPress malware redirecting website visitors to fake Q&A sites via ois[.]is. All these domains can now be found on IP 190[.]115[.]26.9.

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Malware DDOS Cryptocurrency Hacking 85

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.

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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.

DDOS 85

DDOS Cyber Attacks Mobile Internet 85

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. In March 2020, the collective of hacktivists called “ Digital Revolution ” claimed to have hacked a subcontractor to the Russian FSB. ru to 0day[.]llc. ” continues the report.

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DDOS Media Hacking Engineering 118

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 141

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 95

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.

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DDOS Hacking Government Cybersecurity 121

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 142

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.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, Ukraine). To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini.

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DDOS Retail Accountability Marketing 87

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:?

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DDOS Government Hacking Banking 85

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. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Ukraine).

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Banking Government Media Hacking 125

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. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Russia). To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini.

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DDOS Cyber Attacks Government Hacking 95

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”). SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). To nominate, please visit:?.

InfoSec 106

InfoSec Spyware DDOS Firewall 106

Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2022

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DDOS Surveillance Hacking Ransomware 76

Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Iranian hacking group uses compromised email accounts to distribute MSP remote access tool. Two zero-days fixed in 2022's last patch Tuesday. Worldwide law enforcement action takes down major DDoS booter services. Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Indiana sues TikTok, describes it as "Chinese Trojan Horse". Update now! Update now!

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DDOS Scams Ransomware Accountability 84

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. SecurityAffairs – hacking, domain name system). To nominate, please visit:?

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DDOS Architecture Education Hacking 100

Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

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Data breaches 94

Data breaches DDOS Artificial Intelligence Ransomware 94

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

. “FROZENBARENTS (aka Sandworm), a group attributed to Russian Armed Forces’ Main Directorate of the General Staff (GRU) Unit 74455, continues to focus heavily on the war in Ukraine with campaigns spanning intelligence collection, IO, and leaking hacked data through Telegram.” ” reads the report published by the Google TAG.

Phishing 93

Phishing Education Accountability Telecommunications 93

Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2022

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Cyber Insurance 82

Cyber Insurance Spyware Firmware Insurance 82

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. SecurityAffairs – hacking, malware). To nominate, please visit:? Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

Ransomware 84

Ransomware DDOS Cybercrime Malware 84

Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2022

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Media DDOS Accountability Hacking 92

Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2022

The Pro-Russian volunteer movement known as LEGION is calling to launch DDoS attacks against the final of the Eurovision song contest. Another week has passed and Anonymous has hacked other Russian companies and leaked their data via DDoSecrets. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Ukraine). To nominate, please visit:?

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DDOS Hacking Government Malware 97

Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

Nominate here: [link] Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter ) The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 417 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Cybercrime Malware Hacking Accountability 94

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.

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Government DDOS Data breaches Media 108

Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2023

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Data breaches 94

Data breaches Cybercrime Ransomware Passwords 94

Approachable Cyber Threats

AUGUST 10, 2022

When we think of nation-state hacking most of us have a western skew, immediately think of “the usual suspects”, China, North Korea, and Russia. In most cases State hacking programs utilize both directly affiliated actors (possibly military affiliated) and private “for hire” or sponsored groups not directly affiliated.

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DDOS Cyber Attacks Government Hacking 98

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.

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DDOS Cryptocurrency Ransomware Technology 52

Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2023

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.

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Wireless DDOS Cybersecurity Hacking 91

Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2022

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IoT 89

IoT DNS Antivirus DDOS 89