Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2024

Researchers uncovered a new Golang-based botnet called Zergeca that can carry out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Researchers at the QiAnXin XLab team uncovered a new Golang-based botnet called Zergeca that can carry out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. ” concludes.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The malware’s configuration, including its C2 server domain and a unique string, is encrypted using the ChaCha20 algorithm. The malware FICORA is a variant of the Mirai malware, it includes DDoS attack capabilities using multiple protocols such as UDP, TCP, and DNS.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2024

Launched in 2008, privnote.com employs technology that encrypts each message so that even Privnote itself cannot read its contents. Throughout 2023, Tornote was hosted with the Russian provider DDoS-Guard , at the Internet address 186.2.163[.]216. The real Privnote, at privnote.com. And it doesn’t send or receive messages.

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Penetration Testing

JUNE 15, 2025

Allow Remote Root Code Execution via Unauthenticated Attacks Ddos June 16, 2025 Five critical vulnerabilities—each scoring a CVSS of 9.8—have CVE-2025-45987: DNS Fields Used as Command Proxies – This vulnerability affects the DNS configuration function sub_44E628.

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Penetration Testing

JUNE 9, 2025

Key tactics included: Obfuscation using ScatterBrain and ScatterBee Use of DLL hijacking DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) for C2 communication Exploitation of vulnerable enterprise infrastructure (e.g., The cluster included a notable intrusion into a South Asian government IT provider.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Researchers at Netlab have discovered a new botnet that re-uses the Mirai framework to pull vulnerable Android devices into DDoS attacks. The new botnet, which is called Matryosh, is named after the Russian nesting dolls because the encryption algorithm it uses, and the process of obtaining command and control (C2) are nested in layers.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Unlike other IoT DDoS botnets, Ttint implements 12 remote access functions such as Socket5 proxy for router devices, tampering with router firewall and DNS settings, executing remote custom system commands. This botnet does not seem to be a very typical player.”

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2025

Encryption Technologies: Encryption protects data confidentiality and integrity, but attackers also use it to conceal malware, establish encrypted communication channels, and secure stolen data. However, defenders use the cloud to implement security measures, such as IAM controls and encryption.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Brute-force attacks on services that use SSH, a more advanced protocol that encrypts traffic, can yield similar outcomes. 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. Our advantages: 1. Tested, tried.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

.” The analysis of the bot revealed that it supports seven functions: reverse shell, self-uninstall, gather process’ network information, gather Bot information, execute system commands, run encrypted files specified in URLs, DDoS attack, etc.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Security experts from Sophos Labs have spotted a new piece of IoT malware tracked as Chalubo that is attempting to recruit devices into a botnet used to launch DDoS attacks. “The attackers encrypt both the main bot component and its corresponding Lua script using the ChaCha stream cipher.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The malicious code also leverages other techniques to avoid detection, for example it modifies the system DNS resolvers and uses Google’s public DNS servers to bypass DNS monitoring tools. It also hides malicious processes using library injection and encrypts the malicious payload.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Vendor reports note huge volume of attacks on local and public infrastructure, such as: CrowdStrike: Monitored hacktivist and nation-state distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks related to the Israli-Palestinian conflict, including against a US airport. 50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2019

The popular expert unixfreaxjp analyzed a new China ELF DDoS’er malware tracked as “Linux/DDoSMan” that evolves from the Elknot malware to deliver new ELF bot. The code seems inspired from multiple source code of China basis DDoS client, like Elknot. Non-Technical-Premise. But let’s go to the finding.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

DNS filtering. The next technology you need to prevent cyberattacks is a DNS filter. But first, a little bit about what DNS (domain name system) is. Every time a customer types in your web address, their computer makes a request to a DNS server. The DNS server, in turn, tells the computer where to go.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

gov adds more Chinese Telecom firms to the Covered List Imperva blocked a record DDoS attack with 25.3 gov adds more Chinese Telecom firms to the Covered List Imperva blocked a record DDoS attack with 25.3 gov adds more Chinese Telecom firms to the Covered List Imperva blocked a record DDoS attack with 25.3

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Scheduled scans Encryption Identity theft protection. It even provides more privacy than secured WiFi connections because it encrypts the connection to protect private information and prevent session hijacking. DNS leak protection Kill switch No log policy. Also Read: Mobile Malware: Threats and Solutions. Key Features of a VPN.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2019

“Necurs is the multitool of botnets, evolving from operating as a spam botnet delivering banking trojans and ransomware to developing a proxy service, as well as cryptomining and DDoS capabilities,” explained Mike Benjamin, head of Black Lotus Labs. The bot will then ‘decrypt’ the obfuscated IP address and contact the new C2.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

An SSL Certificate is used to establish a secure encrypted connection between a web browser and a web server. Cybercriminals used a DDoS attack to bring down Julia’s website. DDoS is a type of attack in which a hacker attempts to take down a website by flooding it with multiple requests. Joe’s Vegan Blog Cooks Up Comment Spam.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 26, 2022

AES-256 encryption for data at rest and TLS v1.2 Kentik’s solutions can protect core, edge, and cloud networks while adding DDoS and botnet protection, supply chain analytics, and synthetics. Auvik Features. Catchpoint Features. SolarWinds.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2018

DDoS attacks, ransomware-based campaigns, cryptocurrency mining campaigns). We named this botnet “Black” due to the RC4 key value, “black”, that is used for traffic encryption in this botnet.” The second STAGE-1 C&C server is used for controlling malware via an encrypted connection. Bot-B connects to Bot-A.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

2000 — Mafiaboy — 15-year-old Michael Calce, aka MafiaBoy, a Canadian high school student, unleashes a DDoS attack on several high-profile commercial websites including Amazon, CNN, eBay and Yahoo! The DDoS attack is part of a political activist movement against the church called “Project Chanology.” billion dollars in damages.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 8, 2021

Missing data encryption. When your data is not properly encrypted before storage or transmission, your vulnerability to a cyber threat increases. Solution : While many software solutions exist to assist you with data encryption, you’ll need to find an encryption solution that meets your needs. How to Prevent DOS Attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

DDoS: Overwhelming the Network. In the age-old denial of service (DDoS) attack, a fleet of attacker devices can overwhelm an organization’s web server, thus blocking access to legitimate users. As encryption methods go, AES-128 and RSA-2048 are vulnerable to quantum attacks. More robust security for Domain Name Systems (DNS).

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

Designed for zero trust and SASE security frameworks Identity-based intrusion detection and prevention ( IDPS ) and access control Automated integrations with leading cloud-hosted security vendors Integrated threat defense for DDoS , phishing , and ransomware attacks Insights into client devices with AI-based discovery and profiling techniques.

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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). Virtual private networks (VPNs): Secure remote user or branch office access to network resources through encrypted connections to firewalls or server applications.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Encryption will regularly be used to protect the data from interception. In the broadest sense, defense in depth uses: Data security : protects data at rest and in transit such as encryption, database security, message security, etc. DNS security (IP address redirection, etc.), some attacks seek to disrupt operations instead.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Similarly, spoofed domain name system (DNS) and IP addresses can redirect users from legitimate connections to dangerous and malicious websites. Additional protection may be deployed using browser security, DNS security, or secure browsers to protect endpoints from malicious websites. Critical resources need additional protection.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 6, 2023

GoDaddy, Network Solutions) DNS service (E.g., Akamai, CloudFront) Certificate providers (E.g., Entrust, DigiCert) IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) and SaaS (Software as a Service)) accounts (E.g.:

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

In June, more than six months after DarkHalo had gone dark, we observed the DNS hijacking of multiple government zones of a CIS member state that allowed the attacker to redirect traffic from government mail servers to computers under their control – probably achieved by obtaining credentials to the control panel of the victims’ registrar.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks cause problems for organizations of all sizes. To fight DDoS attacks, organizations and teams need to implement the three standard phases for any IT threat: preparation, reaction, and recovery. To skip ahead, click on the links: What is a DDoS Attack? Types of DDoS Attacks.

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Zero Day

JUNE 13, 2025

Reverse proxies : Often used to thwart distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, reverse proxies act as a line of defense and a barrier between clients and end systems. They may assign or rotate different IPs, provide encryption, and strip out personal identifiers. Public proxies : Proxies opened up for public use. Absolutely.

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SecureList

JULY 28, 2021

For example, April saw the active distribution of a new DDoS botnet called Simps — the name under which it introduced itself to owners of infected devices. The malware creators promoted their brainchild on a specially set-up YouTube channel and Discord server, where they discussed DDoS attacks. The bug was named TsuNAME.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2023

A cloud workload protection platform (CWPP) shields cloud workloads from a range of threats like malware, ransomware, DDoS attacks, cloud misconfigurations, insider threats, and data breaches. Data is collected in near real time, which allows GuardDuty to detect threats quickly.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 30, 2025

Encryption Key Management in a Post-Quantum World One of the standout sessions was "Encryption Key Management in a Post-Quantum World," presented by Brad Meador, Group Product Manager, Google Cloud, Sonal Shah, Sr. With this solution, enterprise Gmail users can now send end-to-end encrypted emails to any platform.

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Encryption Digital transformation Technology Unstructured Data 71

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

DNS attacks : DNS cache poisoning, or hijacking, redirects a legitimate site’s DNS address and takes users to a malicious site when they attempt to navigate to that webpage. DoS and DDoS attacks DDoS attacks can make your public-facing applications and websites inaccessible, causing massive revenue loss.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Moving away from trying to trick users, pharming leverages cache poisoning against the DNS , using malicious email code to target the server and compromise web users’ URL requests. DDoS trojan.

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