CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

What is a DDoS attack? A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack is when an attacker, or attackers, attempt to make it impossible for a service to be delivered. In a DoS attack, it’s one system that is sending the malicious data or requests; a DDoS attack comes from multiple systems.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

This exploit, tracked as CVE-2023-44487 , enabled cybercriminals to orchestrate what has been dubbed the largest Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack ever recorded, targeting multiple internet infrastructure companies. At one point in time, most people thought DDoS attacks were going to go extinct like the dodo bird.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2020

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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CSO Magazine

APRIL 25, 2022

Larry Pesce remembers the day when the distributed denial of service (DDoS) threat landscape changed dramatically. His friend wanted to see how fast Mirai , a novel internet of things (IoT) botnet installer, would take over a Linux-based DVR camera recorder that was popular with medium-size businesses.

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CSO Magazine

JULY 27, 2021

Cybersecurity is built to protect computer systems and networks from theft, damage, and service disruption from attacks such as distributed denial-of-service (DDoS). DDoS attacks work by taking a target website or online service offline by overwhelming the target or its surrounding infrastructure with a flood of internet traffic.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 3, 2024

Swarming or DDoS attacks pose a threat to streamers. Multiple devices flooding your internet connection with traffic can cause slowdowns or crashes. A reliable VPN provider always maintains a DDoS-protected server. In this article, we will continue to explore how a VPN can fortify your Twitch stream.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

A Pennsylvania man who operated one of the Internet’s longest-running online attack-for-hire or “booter” services was sentenced to five years probation today. Attorney Adam Alexander.

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Graham Cluley

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Ukraine has seen internet outages this week following renewed missile attacks from Russian forces. With a combination of power cuts and DDoS attacks knocking out telecommunications systems, internet availibility suffered a 35% dip. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 9, 2023

A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack is a common form of cyber attack that aims to disrupt the normal functioning of a network by overwhelming it with traffic. In this article, we will discuss how to detect and respond to a D DoS network cyber attack. Some common signs of a DDoS attack include: 1.)

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 12, 2021

As my colleague Cezarina explained in a previous article, a botnet is a network of infected computers or other internet-connected devices, that communicate with each other in order to perform the same malicious actions. The post DDoS Operator Arrested by the Ukrainian Police appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 17, 2022

This is clearly seen in their targeting of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers, as highlighted in NETSCOUT’s 2H 2021 Threat Report. To read this article in full, please click here Threat actors are continually innovating and rethinking their attack patterns – as well as who they target with attacks.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 25, 2023

Security researchers sounded the alert about a vulnerability in an UDP-based network service called the Service Location Protocol (SLP) that can be abused to amplify DDoS attacks. Tens of thousands of systems and devices have this service exposed to the internet. To read this article in full, please click here

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The Internet of Things is the now-accepted term to describe countless home products that connect to the internet so that they can be controlled and monitored from a mobile app or from a web browser on your computer. In February, a Swiss newspaper article included an anecdote about a Distributed Denial-of-Service attack, or DDoS attack.

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Graham Cluley

JUNE 15, 2022

The US authorities have sentenced a man to 24 months in a federal prison after he was found to have run a DDoS-for-hire service that knocked websites off the internet. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 15, 2021

Researchers at Netscout have released a report analyzing the malicious internet traffic of 2020 and comparing it to the years before. Some of the results were as expected: Brute-forcing credentials and more targeting towards internet-connected devices were foreseeable and have been discussed at length. The records. New methods.

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2022

What is a DDoS attack? A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack is when an attacker, or attackers, attempt to make it impossible for a service to be delivered. In a DoS attack, it’s one system that is sending the malicious data or requests; a DDoS attack comes from multiple systems.

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Trend Micro

DECEMBER 17, 2020

We discuss TeamTNT’s latest attack, which involves the use of the group’s own IRC (Internet Relay Chat) bot. The IRC bot is called TNTbotinger and is capable of distributed denial of service (DDoS).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

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.

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2023

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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CSO Magazine

APRIL 4, 2022

A botnet is a collection of internet-connected devices that an attacker has compromised to carry out DDoS attacks and other tasks as a swarm. To read this article in full, please click here Botnet definition. All of this is happening unbeknownst to the owner of the computer.

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Graham Cluley

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Last month, as North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-un oversaw a series of sabre-rattling hypersonic missile tests, cyber attacks disrupted the country's internet infrastructure. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. But who was responsible?

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The constant evolution of the internet and global network topology has forced adversaries and defenders to adapt. Changes in attack vectors and methodology allow distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attackers to circumvent defenses and countermeasures. To read this article in full, please click here

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Graham Cluley

JULY 20, 2022

An app which purported to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against the internet infrastructure of Russia, was in reality secretly installing malware on to the devices of pro-Ukrainian activists. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2023

Network operators have been working overtime for the past few years to meet the skyrocketing demand for bandwidth and throughput driven by remote work, greater investment in digital initiatives, and a rapidly expanding Internet of Things (IoT) landscape with billions of devices. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2022

There are two important factors to take into consideration here: identifying the weak links in the connectivity supply chain and understanding why NETSCOUT is seeing so many more DDoS attacks against this vital business artery than other companies are reporting. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Companies that do business on the internet or use network connections in any way, shape, or form are vulnerable to cyberattack. million distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in the first half of 2021. To read this article in full, please click here And let’s face it, that includes pretty much everyone these days.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 15, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a massive shift in internet usage, cybercriminals quickly pounced, launching more than 10 million distributed denial-of-service (DDoS ) attacks aimed at crippling targets with a heavy reliance on online services. To read this article in full, please click here

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2020

This article explains what we have learned about the Fbot traced back from the year of 2014. This wave is a significant timeline as a technology step-up for DDoS botnet and IoT malware development. And will discuss the mysteries that can be seen after Fbot has been detected. The background before Fbot Mirai variant.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Since a majority of business IT traffic now accesses or passes through the internet, DNS plays an increasingly important — and vulnerable — role. This article will provide an overview of DNS Security, common attacks, and how to use DNS security to prevent DNS attacks and manipulation.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

“As part of a detailed study of the cyber threat, a study of the received samples of malicious programs was conducted, the peculiarities of the functioning of the management server infrastructure were established, and more than 2,000 affected computers were identified in the Ukrainian segment of the Internet.”

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

We’re talking of course about zombie botnets, i.e. ro bot net works, which are troves of infected innocent computers (coined ‘ zombies ‘) that form networks often used for malicious purposes, most notably in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Both of which had their roots in internet-of-things (IoT) zombies.

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

With these direct-path attacks, threat actors target individual organizations rather than indiscriminately targeting customers of communications service providers (CSPs) such as internet service providers (ISPs) and wireless carriers. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

These new services combined with the burgeoning Internet of Everything are bringing an evolutionary shift in connected devices and 5G usage. To read this article in full, please click here But these new services also are attracting the attention of attackers.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Domain name service (DNS) attacks threaten every internet connection because they can deny, intercept, and hijack connections. With the internet playing an increasing role in business, securing DNS plays a critical role in both operations and security. Implement rate limiting to harden against DDoS and DNS tunneling attacks.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

alongside Tony Sager , senior vice president and chief evangelist at the Center for Internet Security and a former bug hunter at the U.S. Tony Sager, senior vice president and chief evangelist at the Center for Internet Security. Earlier this month I spoke at a cybersecurity conference in Albany, N.Y. National Security Agency.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2020

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2022

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