Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 4, 2022

OpenText today published a Nastiest Malware of 2022 report that highlighted how ransomware attacks are evolving into triple threats. In addition to encrypting and stealing data, many attackers now include a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack when victims refuse to cave to ransom demands.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2022

360 Qihoo reported DDoS attacks launched by APT-C-53 (aka Gamaredon) conducted through the open-source DDoS Trojan program LOIC. The instances of the malware spotted by the experts were compiled in early March, a few days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. ” reads the analysis published by 360 Qihoo. defective88.maizuko.**

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2022

Enemybot is a DDoS botnet that targeted several routers and web servers by exploiting known vulnerabilities. Researchers from Fortinet discovered a new DDoS botnet, tracked as Enemybot, that has targeted several routers and web servers by exploiting known vulnerabilities. Upon installing the threat, the bot drops a file in /tmp/.pwned

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 27, 2025

Many successful phishing attacks result in a financial loss or malware infection. But falling for some phishing scams, like those currently targeting Russians searching online for organizations that are fighting the Kremlin war machine, can cost you your freedom or your life.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2025

The archive contains a fake PDF report and DarkTortilla malware, which acts as a launcher for the Dark Crystal RAT ( DCRat ). The modular architecture of the malware allows to extend its functionalities for multiple malicious purposes, including surveillance, reconnaissance, information theft, DDoS attacks, and arbitrary code execution.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 7, 2022

A Netscout Systems report concluded that the number of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks launched in the first half of this year exceeded six million. The post DDoS Attacks Exceeded Six Million in First Half of 2022 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Cloudflare mitigated dozens of hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks last weekend, most of them ranging from 50 to 70 million requests per second (RPS) – and the largest one exceeding 71 million RPS. DDoS attacks, on the other hand, don’t require infiltration to be effective and thus are growing in frequency and intensity.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2022

This month Akamai blocked the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that hit an organization in Europe. On July 21, 2022, Akamai mitigated the largest DDoS attack that ever hit one of its European customers. SecurityAffairs – hacking, DDoS). Gbps and 659.6 Mpps over 14 hours.” Gbps and 659.6

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The FBI joined authorities across Europe last week in seizing domain names for Cracked and Nulled , English-language cybercrime forums with millions of users that trafficked in stolen data, hacking tools and malware. to , and vDOS , a DDoS-for-hire service that was shut down in 2016 after its founders were arrested. lol and nulled[.]it.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 28, 2022

Microsoft in November fended off a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in its Azure cloud that officials said was the largest ever recorded, the latest in a wave of record attacks that washed over the IT industry in the second half of 2021. Also read: How to Stop DDoS Attacks: 6 Tips for Fighting DDoS Attacks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Fortinet researchers discovered new samples of RapperBot used to build a botnet to launch Distributed DDoS attacks against game servers. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researchers have discovered new samples of the RapperBot malware that are being used to build a DDoS botnet to target game servers. ” continues the report.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Now new findings reveal that AVrecon is the malware engine behind a 12-year-old service called SocksEscort , which rents hacked residential and small business devices to cybercriminals looking to hide their true location online. ” According to Kilmer, AVrecon is the malware that gives SocksEscort its proxies.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Cloudflare mitigated a record distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against Wynncraft, one of the largest Minecraft servers. Cloudflare announced it has mitigated a record distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against Wynncraft, one of the largest Minecraft servers. The largest attack was a 2.5 ” continues the report.

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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.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Redigo is a new Go-based malware employed in attacks against Redis servers affected by the CVE-2022-0543 vulnerability. Researchers from security firm AquaSec discovered a new Go-based malware that is used in a campaign targeting Redis servers. In March 2022, the U.S. ” reads the analysis published by AquaSec.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Cybersecurity experts discovered a new data wiper malware that was used in attacks against hundreds of machines in Ukraine. Researchers from cybersecurity firms ESET and Broadcom’s Symantec discovered a new data wiper malware that was employed in a recent wave of attacks that hit hundreds of machines in Ukraine.

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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. Experts pointed out that the malware is being actively developed.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A Mirai-based DDoS botnet tracked as IZ1H9 has added thirteen new exploits to target routers from different vendors, including D-Link, Zyxel, and TP-Link. The botnet supports multiple DDoS attacks, including UDP, HTTP Flood, UDP Plain, and TCP SYN. ” reads the analysis published by Fortinet. ” concludes the analysis.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

A new multifunctional Go-based malware dubbed Chaos is targeting both Windows and Linux systems, experts warn. Researchers from Black Lotus Labs at Lumen Technologies, recently uncovered a multifunctional Go-based malware that was developed to target devices based on multiple architectures, including Windows and Linux.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 9, 2025

Global data reveals that cyberattacks rose by 131% between 2022 and 2023 across the aviation industry, with a 74 percent increase since 2020, underscoring the profundity of this threat. An orchestrated DDoS campaign by the pro-Russia group Killnet in 2022 rendered the public websites of more than a dozen U.S.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 11, 2022

On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved troops to begin moving into Ukraine-controlled territory. The post IronNet’s March Threat Intelligence Brief 2022 appeared first on Security Boulevard. IronNet is continuously monitoring the Russian-Ukraine conflict and tracking the updates here. .

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Malware is one of the biggest threats businesses face, and with nearly a third of all malware coming through the internet and email, businesses and consumers alike need ways to protect themselves. Also Read: 4 Best Antivirus Software of 2022. Also Read: Mobile Malware: Threats and Solutions. Password Managers.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 10, 2022

A report published by Radware this week indicated the number of malicious distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks rose nearly 75% in the first quarter of 2022. The post Radware Finds New Era of DDoS Attacks Dawning appeared first on Security Boulevard. Pascal Geenens, director of threat.

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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.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 2, 2022

A threat actor using DanaBot has launched a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack against the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense’s webmail server. The DDoS attack was launched by leveraging DanaBot to deliver a second-stage malware payload using the download and execute command. Key Points.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Some of the vulnerabilities exploited by the botnets are CVE-2015-2051 , CVE-2019-10891 , CVE-2022-37056 , and CVE-2024-33112. The script uses various methods like “wget,” “ftpget,” “curl,” and “tftp” to download the malware. ” reads the report published by Fortinet.

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SecureList

JULY 28, 2022

This is our latest installment, focusing on activities that we observed during Q2 2022. On January 24, a hash for sophisticated Solaris SPARC malware was posted on Twitter. Pangolin is private malware we discovered in 2021, exclusively used by ZexCone, the threat actor behind ExCone and DexCone. The most remarkable findings.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2022

Threat actors compromised WordPress sites to deploy a script that was used to launch DDoS attacks, when they are visited, on Ukrainian websites. MalwareHunterTeam researchers discovered the malicious script on a compromised WordPress site, when the users were visiting the website the script launched a DDoS attack against ten Ukrainian sites.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2023

Researchers spotted a new botnet dubbed Dark Frost that is used to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against the gaming industry. Researchers from Akamai discovered a new botnet called Dark Frost that was employed in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Gbps through a UDP flood attack. We are in the final!

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Mirai malware that is used to take control of millions of devices to launch large-scale network level attacks is back in news for launching a 2.5 The post Mirai Botnet launched the DDoS attack on Minecraft Server Wynncraft appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders. Tbps on Minecraft Server Wynncraft.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2022

The common wisdom goes that Linux malware is rare, and for the most part this is true. Thanks to its built-in security defenses, strict user privilege model, and transparent source code, Linux enjoys far fewer malware infections than other operating systems. 024BTC (~$720 USD as of June 2022). Cloud Snooper. How it works.

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SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

IT threat evolution in Q1 2022. IT threat evolution in Q1 2022. IT threat evolution in Q1 2022. Our analysis of the rogue firmware, and other malicious artefacts from the target’s network, revealed that the threat actor behind it had tampered with the firmware to embed malware that we call MoonBounce.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2025

Most infected devices are security cameras and network video recorders (NVRs), which are used to launch DDoS attacks. “On 26 Feb 2025, the Deepfield Emergency Response Team (ERT) identified a significant new Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) botnet, now tracked under “Eleven11bot.” discovered on 2025-03-02.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2023

Researchers discovered a new strain of malware called Condi that targets TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800) Wi-Fi routers. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs Researchers discovered a new strain of malware called Condi that was observed exploiting a vulnerability in TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800) Wi-Fi routers. ” concludes the report.”Thus,

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SecureList

MAY 11, 2022

Ahead of the Anti-Ransomware Day, we summarized the tendencies that characterize ransomware landscape in 2022. This year, ransomware is no less active than before: cybercriminals continue to threaten nationwide retailers and enterprises , old variants of malware return while the new ones develop. Conti parameters (Linux ESXi).

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

About the only consensus on cybersecurity in 2022 is that things will get uglier, but in what ways? Here are some of the more interesting predictions for 2022 we’ve seen from cybersecurity researchers. Here are some of the more interesting predictions for 2022 we’ve seen from cybersecurity researchers.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The top-level domain for the United States — US — is home to thousands of newly-registered domains tied to a malicious link shortening service that facilitates malware and phishing scams, new research suggests. domains were the worst in the world for spam, botnet (attack infrastructure for DDOS etc.) US phishing domains.

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