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DNSBomb: New DDoS Attack Explodes DNS Traffic, Threatening Critical Internet Infrastructure

Penetration Testing

Researchers from Tsinghua University have unveiled a potent new method for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, dubbed DNSBomb (CVE-2024-33655).

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OVHcloud mitigated a record-breaking DDoS attack in April 2024

Security Affairs

OVHcloud successfully mitigated a record-breaking DDoS attack in April, which reached 840 million packets per second (Mpps). The cloud services provider OVHcloud announced it has mitigated a record-breaking distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack earlier this year. ” reads the post published by OVHcloud.

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News alert: DigiCert acquires Vercara to enhance cloud-based DNS management, DDoS protection

The Last Watchdog

23, 2024 – DigiCert, backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. By combining with Vercara, DigiCert will be positioned to provide customers with a unified DNS and certificate management experience, including more efficient domain control validation and simplified DNS configuration. LEHI, Utah, Sept.

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Chinese Cyberespionage Groups Probe SentinelOne in Sophisticated ShadowPad and PurpleHaze Campaigns

Penetration Testing

The most notable discovery in SentinelLABS’ investigation was that threat actors carried out reconnaissance against SentinelOne’s Internet-facing servers in October 2024, and even compromised a third-party IT logistics firm responsible for handling employee hardware. vip—demonstrating synchronized infrastructure activity. ”

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Experts warn of a surge in activity associated FICORA and Kaiten botnets

Security Affairs

FortiGuard Labs observed increased activity from two botnets, the Mirai variant “FICORA” and the Kaiten variant “CAPSAICIN” FortiGuard Labs researchers observed a surge in activity associated with two botnets, the Mirai variant “ FICORA ” and the Kaiten variant “CAPSAICIN,” in late 2024.

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New Golang-based Zergeca Botnet appeared in the threat landscape

Security Affairs

Researchers uncovered a new Golang-based botnet called Zergeca that can carry out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Researchers at the QiAnXin XLab team uncovered a new Golang-based botnet called Zergeca that can carry out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

Most organizations express confidence in their current status and budgets, but also expect to experience at least one data breach in 2024. NetScout: Observed 13,142,840 DDoS attacks, including: 104,216 video gaming enterprise attacks. 50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers.