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Russian DDoS attack on Lithuania was planned on Telegram, Flashpoint says

CSO Magazine

Cyberattacks on the Lithuanian government and private institutions conducted by the Russian cybercollective Killnet, and the group's possible collaboration with the Conti hacking gang, were shared on the Telegram messaging service ahead of a major DDoS attack Monday, according to cybersecurity company Flashpoint.

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BrandPost: TCP Floods Are Again the Leading DDoS Attack Vector

CSO Magazine

One of my favorite things to watch on the attention-sucking platform of TikTok or YouTube Shorts are life hacks. Life hacks are supposed to make tasks easier or more efficient to accomplish but, in many cases are simply more complicated. Or, more importantly, about how to do things more efficiently.

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Rash of hacktivism incidents accompany Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

CSO Magazine

Cyber Partisans of Belarus claim train hacks. Another hacktivist group known as AgainstTheWest claims to have hacked a steady stream of Russian websites and corporations, including Russian Government contractor promen48.ru, Presumed hacktivists hacked Russian EV charging stations. AgainstTheWest targeted Russian interests.

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Who's who in the cybercriminal underground

CSO Magazine

We are at a point in time when cybercriminals including ransomware gangs have established themselves as organized, illicit businesses rather than a one-person hacking operation. The increased success of ransomware gangs , extortion groups, and DDoS attackers is by no means accidental.

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