Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

In November, Akamai warned of a new Mirai -based DDoS botnet, named InfectedSlurs , actively exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities to infect routers and video recorder (NVR) devices. The researchers discovered the botnet in October 2023, but they believe it has been active since at least 2022. and earlier. and earlier (5.0.0

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2022

com) with links to the bot was among the 48 domains associated with DDoS-for-hire services seized by the FBI in December. The Zerobot botnet first appeared in the wild in November 2022 targeting devices running on Linux operating system. “Since the release of Zerobot 1.1, ” reads the analysis published by Microsoft.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 20, 2022

The primary goal of all this malware is to compromise the devices and systems, pull them into a botnet and use them for distributed denial-of-services (DDoS) attacks, Maganu wrote. That echoes similar reports that have shown an increase in DDoS attacks worldwide. Also read: Top 8 DDoS Protection Service Providers for 2022.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2022

The vulnerability is an unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in Hikvision IP camera/NVR firmware, it was discovered by a security researcher that goes online with the moniker “Watchful IP.”. The expert confirmed that every firmware developed since 2016 has been tested and found to be vulnerable.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Dark web services: DDoS attacks, botnets, and zero-day IoT vulnerabilities Of all IoT-related services offered on the dark web, DDoS attacks are worth examining first. See translation I’m the world’s best-known DDoS attacker for hire (getting ahead of myself here). Our advantages: 1. Tested, tried.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

The vulnerability was first reported to ZDI during the Pwn2Own Toronto 2022 event. In March, TP-Link released a firmware update to address multiple issues, including this vulnerability. This can be used to launch a Valve Source Engine (VSE) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against game servers.”

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Mirai then carried out a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that knocked down Twitter, Netflix, PayPal and other major web properties. The push behind the new Matter home automation connectivity standard introduced in late 2022 being a case in point. “We

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2022

CVE-2022-0492 flaw in Linux Kernel cgroups feature allows container escape Charities and NGOs providing support in Ukraine hit by malware. Is it fake news? Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2022

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

billion Cisco confirms that data leaked by the Yanluowang ransomware gang were stolen from its systems Some firmware bugs in HP business devices are yet to be fixed Albania was hit by a new cyberattack and blames Iran Iran-linked APT42 is behind over 30 espionage attacks. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

. “This class of cybercrime activity threat may evade detection because it is less likely than a crypto-miner to be noticed by the owner, and it is unlikely to warrant the volume of abuse complaints that internet-wide brute-forcing and DDoS-based botnets typically draw,” Lumen’s Black Lotus researchers wrote.

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SecureList

MARCH 14, 2022

On March 10, 2022 Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) shared their insights into the current (and past) cyberattacks in Ukraine. We advise organizations to: Take typical measures against DDoS attacks, ransomware and destructive malware, phishing, targeted attacks, supply-chain attacks and firmware attacks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

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Malwarebytes

MAY 12, 2022

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have updated their joint cybersecurity advisory, Strengthening Cybersecurity of SATCOM Network Providers and Customers , originally released March 17, 2022, with US government attribution to Russian state-sponsored malicious cyberactors.

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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.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Vendor reports note huge volume of attacks on local and public infrastructure, such as: CrowdStrike: Monitored hacktivist and nation-state distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks related to the Israli-Palestinian conflict, including against a US airport. 50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2022

Tens of router models from Taiwanese SOHO manufacturer DrayTek are affected by a critical, unauthenticated, remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-32548, that can be exploited to fully compromise a vulnerable device and gain unauthorized access to the broader network.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2023

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Security Boulevard

MAY 9, 2022

On April 19th of 2022, the FBI Cyber Division released a flash bulletin regarding the Blackcat ransomware-for-hire. However, they also use some less common tactics, like threats of DDoS and discounts for fast payment, both of which play directly on a victim’s initial panic. Blackcat Ransomware. hard drive, storage device, the cloud).

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In June, Microsoft published a report on a threat actor named Cadet Blizzard, responsible for WhisperGate and other wipers targeting Ukrainian government agencies early in 2022. To sum up, although we did not see the same volume as we had in 2022, clearly there were some significant attacks. Verdict: prediction fulfilled ✅ 8.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 30, 2022

Mon, 05/30/2022 - 12:04. Compromised devices can be leveraged as part of a botnet or can contribute to a DDoS attack which can further hinder an organization. Secure IoT firmware and authenticated devices offer benefits that extend to the entire healthcare ecosystem. brooke.crothers. The rise of IoMT.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Mon, 02/28/2022 - 11:55. DDoS attacks : these IoT security breaches in an enterprise environment are some of the most harmful as they can shut down the entire enterprise. . Secure Firmware Updates Are a Necessity for Resilient IoT Deployments. Machine Identities are Essential for Securing Smart Manufacturing. brooke.crothers.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2022

This is our latest installment, focusing on activities that we observed during Q1 2022. Subsequently, DDoS attacks hit several government websites. In late February 2022, we identified two archives submitted from network addresses in Ukraine to an online multi-scanner service. We named this malware Elections GoRansom.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2022

At this point, it has become cliché to say that nothing in 2022 turned out the way we expected. Similarly, at the beginning of February 2022, we noticed a huge spike in the amount of activity related to Gamaredon C&C servers. It directly affected satellite modems firmwares , but was still to be understood as of mid-March.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 22, 2023

Shortly after that, those same servers came under a sustained distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. Chaput said whoever was behind the DDoS was definitely not using point-and-click DDoS tools, like a booter or stresser service. “On Twitter, more spam and crypto scam.” billion last year.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Since 2008, antivirus and cybersecurity software testers AV-TEST have kept track of the number of newly-developed malware worldwide, totaling at nearly 1 billion as of September 2022. An August 2022 Statista report counted 2.8 billion malware attacks worldwide in the first half of 2022 alone.

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