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German Police Raid DDoS-Friendly Host ‘FlyHosting’

Krebs on Security

Authorities in Germany this week seized Internet servers that powered FlyHosting , a dark web offering that catered to cybercriminals operating DDoS-for-hire services, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. “Police says: They support ddos attacks, C&C/C2 and stresser a bit too much. A seizure notice left on the FlyHosting domains. .

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Unraveling the truth behind the DDoS attack from electric toothbrushes

Security Affairs

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?

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Career Choice Tip: Cybercrime is Mostly Boring

Krebs on Security

But new research suggests that as cybercrime has become dominated by pay-for-service offerings, the vast majority of day-to-day activity needed to support these enterprises is in fact mind-numbingly boring and tedious, and that highlighting this reality may be a far more effective way combat cybercrime and steer offenders toward a better path.

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REvil Ransomware gang uses DDoS attacks and voice calls to make pressure on the victims

Security Affairs

The REvil ransomware operators are using DDoS attacks and voice calls to journalists and victim’s business partners to force victims to pay the ransom. Malware #Ransomware #REvil REvil Ransomware launched a service for contact to news media, companies for the best pressure at no cost, and DDoS (L3, L7) as a paid service.

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Yandex is under the largest DDoS attack in the history of Runet

Security Affairs

The Russian internet service provider Yandex is under a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that began last week. The record magnitude of the massive DDoS attack was also confirmed by the US company Cloudflare, which specializes in the protection against such kinds of attacks. SecurityAffairs – hacking, DDoS).

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Fake DDoS protection pages on compromised WordPress sites lead to malware infections

Security Affairs

Threat actors compromise WordPress sites to display fake Cloudflare DDoS protection pages to distribute malware. DDoS Protection pages are associated with browser checks performed by WAF/CDN services which verify if the site visitor is a human or a bot. The file poses as a tool required to bypass the DDoS verification.

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Thinking of Hiring or Running a Booter Service? Think Again.

Krebs on Security

Most people who operate DDoS-for-hire businesses attempt to hide their true identities and location. Proprietors of these so-called “booter” or “stresser” services — designed to knock websites and users offline — have long operated in a legally murky area of cybercrime law. Image: archive.org.

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