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Critical Zyxel Firewall Vulnerability Exploited in DDOS Attacks

Heimadal Security

Multiple DDoS botnets have actively exploited a critical vulnerability discovered in Zyxel firewall models, as revealed by cybersecurity researchers.

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News alert: Link11 integrates DOSarrest, Reblaze to deliver advanced, integrated security platform

The Last Watchdog

The new Link11 WAAP (Web Application and API Protection) SaaS platform combines comprehensive DDoS protection against web attacks with ML-based adaptive security and API protection. At the end of 2023, Link11 secured an investment of 26.5 Link11 is a BSI-qualified provider of DDoS protection for critical infrastructure.

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Muddling Meerkat, a mysterious DNS Operation involving China’s Great Firewall

Security Affairs

The experts noticed a spike in activity observed in September 2023. The threat actors appear to have the capability to control China’s Great Firewall and were observed utilizing a novel technique involving fake DNS MX records. However, low-volume attacks resembling Slow Drip DDoS attacks have persisted since then.

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Best Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection Tools

eSecurity Planet

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks can cripple an organization, a network, or even an entire country, and they show no sign of slowing down. DDoS attacks may only make up a small percentage of security threats, but their consequences can be devastating. According to Imperva Research Labs, DDoS attacks tend to come in waves.

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Overview of IoT threats in 2023

SecureList

We conducted an analysis of the IoT threat landscape for 2023, as well as the products and services offered on the dark web related to hacking connected devices. In the first half of 2023, 97.91% of password brute-force attempts registered by our honeypots targeted Telnet, and only 2.09%, SSH. Our advantages: 1.

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Cybersecurity in Aviation: Rising Threats and Modernization Efforts

SecureWorld News

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. In the first half of 2023 alone, aviation cyberattacks surged by 24% worldwide, fueling disruptions from flight-planning systems to passenger services.

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Aquabot variant v3 targets Mitel SIP phones

Security Affairs

A new variant of the Mirai-based botnet Aquabot targets vulnerable Mitel SIP phones to recruit them into a DDoS botnet. Aquabot is a Mirai-based botnet designed for DDoS attacks. Named after the Aqua filename, it was first reported in November 2023.

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