The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

(“TA”), today announced it has completed its acquisition of Vercara, a leader in cloud-based services that secure the online experience, including managed authoritative Domain Name System (DNS) and Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) security offerings that protect organizations’ networks and applications.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 14, 2024

DigiCert today announced it is acquiring Vercara, a provider of Domain Name System (DNS) and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) security services delivered via the cloud. The post DigiCert Acquires Vercara to Extend Cybersecurity Services appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 30, 2021

Is your organization prepared to mitigate Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against mission-critical cloud-based applications? A DDoS attack is a cyber attack that uses bots to flood the targeted server or application with junk traffic, exhausting its resources and disrupting service for real human users. Source: Testbytes.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2020

The Hoaxcalls IoT botnet expanded the list of targeted devices and has added new distributed denial of service (DDoS) capabilities. The botnet was initially designed to launch DDoS attacks using UDP, DNS and HEX floods. Experts also noticed that the new variant implements 16 new DDoS capabilities. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 28, 2022

Microsoft in November fended off a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in its Azure cloud that officials said was the largest ever recorded, the latest in a wave of record attacks that washed over the IT industry in the second half of 2021. Also read: How to Stop DDoS Attacks: 6 Tips for Fighting DDoS Attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 12, 2023

StormWall , a premier cybersecurity firm specializing in the defense of websites, networks, and online services from Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, has published an in-depth report on the DDoS landscape during the first quarter of 2023. of DDoS attacks targeting the application layer (L7), 11.7%

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Heimadal Security

MARCH 29, 2023

Hackers can use C&C or C2 servers to create botnets and launch DDoS attacks, steal, delete, and/or encrypt data. Techniques and DNS Security Risks appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. Their goal is to direct infected devices into performing further malicious activities on the host or network.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 26, 2022

A distributed denial of service attack, fondly known as DDoS, has reportedly hit North Korea in early hours of Wednesday, bringing down whole of the connectivity to a near halt. The post DDoS Cyber Attack downs internet in North Korea appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

At the end of January, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center warned that the KillNet group is actively targeting the US healthcare sector with distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) says it helped dozens of hospitals respond to these DDoS incidents.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2025

In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, certain tools and techniques possess a fascinating duality. These are known as "dual-use" techniques and understanding them is crucial for anyone involved in cybersecurity. This duality arises from the inherent versatility of many cybersecurity tools.

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Penetration Testing

JUNE 15, 2025

Skip to content June 16, 2025 Linkedin Twitter Facebook Youtube Daily CyberSecurity Primary Menu Home Cyber Criminals Cyber Security Data Leak Linux Malware Vulnerability Submit Press Release Vulnerability Report Windows Search for: Home News Vulnerability Report Critical Blink Router Flaws (CVSS 9.8) Every contribution matters.

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Penetration Testing

JUNE 9, 2025

These incidents are part of a broader trend where cybersecurity vendors themselves are becoming targets due to their deep visibility into client environments and defensive capabilities. The cluster included a notable intrusion into a South Asian government IT provider. If this article helped you, please share it with others who might benefit.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

The 2023 vendor surveys arriving this quarter paint a picture of a cybersecurity landscape under attack, with priority issues affecting deployment, alert response, and exposed vulnerabilities. This article details two major findings from the report: five major cybersecurity threats and prioritization problems.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 7, 2023

Mention the acronym DDoS to a web admin and they’ll likely break out in a cold sweat. DDoS, or Distributed Denial of Service attacks, are some of the most malicious and difficult-to-stop network attacks that can be launched against a website or any other DDoS-susceptible service, such as a SaaS platform.

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2021

Multiple major websites, including Steam, AWS, Amazon, Google, and Salesforce, went offline due to Akamai DNS global outage. A software configuration update triggered a bug in the Akamai DNS which took offline major websites, including Steam, the PlayStation Network, AWS, Google, and Salesforce. SecurityAffairs – hacking, DNS).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2021

Who is behind the massive and prolonged Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack that hit the Philippine human rights alliance Karapatan? The traces lead us to an Israeli firm offering access to millions of proxies in mobile operators, data centers and residential buildings – a perfect infrastructure to hide the source of DDoS attacks.

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Webroot

MARCH 9, 2021

DNS (Domain Name System) is especially vulnerable. One of the most common methods of infiltration includes internet-based attacks, such as Denial of Service (DoS), Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) and DNS poisoning. However, cybercriminals can also use legal DNS traffic surveillance to their advantage.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

domains were the worst in the world for spam, botnet (attack infrastructure for DDOS etc.) ” “We stand against DNS abuse in any form and maintain multiple systems and protocols to protect all the TLDs we operate,” the statement continued. .” Sadly,US has been a cesspool of phishing activity for many years.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

We’ll look at what blockchain technology is, how its development relates to cybersecurity, and the state of blockchain-based security solutions. DDoS: Overwhelming the Network. While cybersecurity trends like zero trust push the focus inward, organizations must always consider endpoint vulnerabilities. Block Armour.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Since the onset of the pandemic, cyberattackers have increasingly looked to leverage DNS channels to steal data, launch DDoS attacks and deploy malware—and the cost of these attacks is rising. According to IDC’s 2020 Global DNS Threat Report, the average cost of such an attack is now approaching $1 million, and impacts can range from.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Cybersecurity researchers uncovered a huge botnet, tracked as Pink, that already infected over 1.6 Qihoo 360’s Netlab Cybersecurity researchers discovered a huge botnet, tracked as Pink, that already infected over 1.6 million devices most of them located in China. million devices.

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2021

Uptycs’ threat research team discovered a new botnet, tracked as Simps botnet, attributed to Keksec group, which is focused on DDOS activities. Uptycs’ threat research team has discovered a new Botnet named ‘Simps’ attributed to Keksec group primarily focussed on DDOS activities. Figure 6: Simps ELF execution. Conclusion.

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Penetration Testing

JULY 29, 2024

The Dutch National Scrubbing Center (NaWas), which protects its participants from DDoS attacks, recorded a significant decrease in the number of attacks in the second quarter of this year. Between April and June, the... The post Report: DDoS Attacks Decline, But Large-Scale Threats Surge appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Dark web services: DDoS attacks, botnets, and zero-day IoT vulnerabilities Of all IoT-related services offered on the dark web, DDoS attacks are worth examining first. See translation I’m the world’s best-known DDoS attacker for hire (getting ahead of myself here). Our advantages: 1. Tested, tried.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2021

The Windows botnet has been active since late 2017, it was mainly used to mine cryptocurrency, but it was also involved in DDoS attacks in 2018. Communication with C&C servers is based on DNS requests and it uses a special mechanism translating DNS results to a real IP address. ” concludes the analysis.”

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

What Stateful Inspection Defends Against Stateful inspection protects network assets against attacks that attempt to corrupt or abuse processes such as TCP or Domain Name Service (DNS) that don’t check context when they receive data packet instructions. instead of eSecurityPlanet.com.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The lowest tier of Cloudflare One provides support for 50 users maximum, 24 hours of activity logging, and up to three network locations for office-based DNS filtering. Upgrading to the pay-as-you-go tier eliminates any user maximum and provides 30 days of activity logging and 20 office-based DNS filtering network locations.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The findings in the report expose weaknesses in security controls that leave web applications vulnerable to severe cyberattacks, including Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) and data breaches. Threat actors can exploit these gaps to launch DDoS attacks, steal sensitive data, and even compromise entire systems. million per incident.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2022

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 13, 2021

FortiWeb Cloud provides effective and efficient protection for web applications and APIs against the broadest range of attacks, including OWASP Top 10 threats, DDoS attacks, malicious bots, and zero-day attacks. The only additional step is a simple DNS change. The solution is provided as a service and can be deployed within minutes.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 16, 2021

According to a Netlab blog on December 13, 2021, Netlab identified 10 different implants using the vulnerability to spread: Muhstik, DDoS+backdoor. DDoS family Elknot. rmi|dns):/[^n]+' /var/log. The post Global outbreak of Log4Shell appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders. JNDI related scans across honeypots.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 14, 2023

Malicious bots can be used to carry out a range of cyber threats like account takeovers and DDoS attacks, so bot protection is an increasingly important defense for web-facing assets. Bot protection products can also help prevent DDoS attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Server: Provides powerful computing and storage in local, cloud, and data center networks to run services (Active Directory, DNS, email, databases, apps). Domain name system (DNS) security: Protects the DNS service from attempts to corrupt DNS information used to access websites or to intercept DNS requests.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Duke-Cohan sentenced to three years in prison due to false bomb threats and DDoS. Hackers defaced Linux.org with DNS hijack. A new Mac malware combines a backdoor and a crypto-miner. Expert devised a new WiFi hack that works on WPA/WPA2. Google will shut down consumer version of Google+ earlier due to a bug.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 26, 2022

Network monitoring is where business performance meets cybersecurity , making it a critical component of any organization’s development, security, and operations ( DevSecOps ) pipeline. Also read: Top Cybersecurity Startups to Watch in 2022. Catchpoint Features.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Cybersecurity is a fast-moving space. How do we use our firewall to mitigate a threat discovered by our DNS security tool? These pieces vary by vendor but include cloud firewall/secure web gateway, email security, DDoS response, and more. DNS Security. Introduction. This is the idea behind XDR. What is XDR? Zero Trust.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2024

CISA adds Cleo Harmony, VLTrader, and LexiCom flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog German agency BSI sinkholed a botnet of 30,000 devices infected with BadBox U.S.

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