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SANDMAN AND FINEPROXY BEHIND THE DDOS ATTACKS AGAINST TIMETV.LIVE

Security Affairs

Timetv.live is the latest Azeri news site targeted by Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks launched by Sandman threat actor, the attack took place on March 21, 2020. Just like many other DDoS attacks we have seen in the past against Azeri media, the attacker monitors the success of the floods using the HostTracker service. Conclusion.

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Unraveling the truth behind the DDoS attack from electric toothbrushes

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Several media reported that three million electric toothbrushes were compromised and recruited into a DDoS botnet. The Swiss newspaper Aargauer Zeitung first published the news of a DDoS attack, carried out on January 30, that involved three million compromised electric toothbrushes. Is it true? What the f is wrong with you people????

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Conti Ransomware Group Diaries, Part IV: Cryptocrime

Krebs on Security

In 2020, researchers from Athens University School of Information Sciences and Technology in Greece showed (PDF) how ransomware-as-a-service offerings might one day be executed through smart contracts. Before that, Jeffrey Ladish , an information security consultant based in Oakland, Calif., We release ddos.

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New RapperBot Campaign targets game servers with DDoS attacks

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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. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Multiple DDoS botnets were observed targeting Zyxel devices

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Researchers warn of several DDoS botnets exploiting a critical flaw tracked as CVE-2023-28771 in Zyxel devices. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researchers warned of multiple DDoS botnets exploiting a vulnerability impacting multiple Zyxel firewalls. Mirai botnets are frequently used to conduct DDoS attacks.”

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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 36

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Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 498 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.