Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

According to the researchers, in the last months of 2019, the botnet was mainly involved in DDoS attacks. The botnet supports the following capabilities: DDoS attack Collecting Bot Information Execute the payload of the specified URL Update the sample from the specified URL Execute system or custom commands.

IoT 136

IoT DDOS Architecture Passwords 136

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.

IoT 133

IoT DDOS Malware Internet 133

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 11, 2024

These families are a particularly formidable threat to the public sector — in the form of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. For instance, threat actors can weaponize IoT botnets to execute DDoS attacks targeting essential services and government websites.

IoT 72

IoT Malware Education Government 72

Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2021

HTTP flooding is a kind of DDoS attack in which the attacker sends a large number of HTTP requests to the targeted server to overwhelm it. UDP flooding is a type of DDoS attack in which an attacker sends several UDP packets to the victim server as a means of exhausting it. HTTP flooding module. Figure 1: HTTP flooder module.

Malware 119

Malware DDOS IoT Firmware 119

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

However, there is a difference between the Mirai malware and the new malware variants using Go, including differences in the language in which it is written and the malware architectures. It also has different DDoS functionality. Ax with firmware 1.04b12 and earlier. NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50.

Malware 85

Malware IoT Firmware Authentication 85

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

It can even attack the chip’s firmware and provide root access on the device, which gives more privileges and capabilities than the user. REST is a standardized client-server architecture for APIs where resources can be fetched at specific URLs. You may have heard about the Pegasus software created by the NSO Group.

Penetration Testing 116

Penetration Testing Social Engineering Software Wireless 116

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Application and website security monitors and manages tools to prevent incidents such as server attacks, distributed denial of service (DDoS), and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. and installed software (operating systems, applications, firmware, etc.). assets (endpoints, servers, IoT, routers, etc.),

Telecommunications 78

Telecommunications Firewall Penetration Testing Cybersecurity 78

Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2020

Multiple, if not all, Zyxel NAS products running firmware versions up to 5.21 “Upon execution, the zi script downloads different architectures of Mirai bot, runs the downloaded binaries, and removes the binaries. The bot supports various commands, like Mirai, such as launching DDoS attacks. ” continues the analysis.

DDOS 107

DDOS Authentication Advertising Firmware 107

eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Botnets : Networks of compromised computers are controlled by a central attacker and used for various malicious activities such as launching coordinated distributed denial of service ( DDoS ) attacks, providing a staging point for attacks on other victims, or distributing spam.

Software 80

Software Data breaches DDOS Ransomware 80

ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 5, 2021

That would make this denial of service attack roughly twice as powerful as any similar previously recorded DDoS attack at the time. That said, there would not be any DDoS attack, and the targets, say, on the other hand, if you lock the traffic from the c&c server, you might not be infected. terabits per second.

IoT 52

IoT DDOS Malware Internet 52

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2022

Subsequently, DDoS attacks hit several government websites. While we were unable to obtain the same results by analyzing the CERT-UA samples, we subsequently identified a different WhiteBlackCrypt sample matching the WhisperKill architecture and sharing similar code. Other interesting discoveries.

Malware 131

Malware Firmware Government Phishing 131

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Automate Updates: Local network routers, firewalls, and other equipment can be set to automatically download new updates so that the devices and the firmware do not become vulnerable. Redundancy: Resilient architecture design and tools play a large role in preventing network disruptions.

Firewall 90

Firewall Network Security Penetration Testing Encryption 90

eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

Designed for zero trust and SASE security frameworks Identity-based intrusion detection and prevention ( IDPS ) and access control Automated integrations with leading cloud-hosted security vendors Integrated threat defense for DDoS , phishing , and ransomware attacks Insights into client devices with AI-based discovery and profiling techniques.

Firewall 105

Firewall Architecture Encryption Network Security 105

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

I agree with Microsoft on this one, 'Zero Trust' architectures is the future in securing enterprises, to force a "trust but verify" approach on all users and devices which connect with the organisation's private infrastructure, IT systems, and data. . DDoS Attacks Leverage Plex Media Server. VULNERABILITIES AND SECURITY UPDATES.

Energy and Utilities 145

Energy and Utilities Ransomware DDOS Accountability 145

SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In May, Ars Technica reported that BootGuard private keys had been stolen following a ransomware attack on Micro-Star International (MSI) in March this year (firmware on PCs with Intel chips and BootGuard enabled will only run if it is digitally signed using the appropriate keys).

Hacking 102

Hacking Energy and Utilities Media Malware 102