Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2020

The FBI issued an alert last week warning about the discovery of new network protocols that have been exploited to launch large-scale DDoS attacks. The Federal Bureau of Investigation sent an alert last week warning about large-scale distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks that abused new network protocols. continues the report.

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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 IoT malware ran only on systems with an x86 architecture. Securi ty Affairs – Chalubo, IoT botnet). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Security experts from Trend Micro discovered that some machine-to-machine (M2M) protocols can be abused to attack IoT and industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems. attackers abuse M2M protocols to target IoT and IIoT devices. The post M2M protocols can be abused to attack IoT and IIoT systems appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2021

Mozi is an IoT botnet that borrows the code from Mirai variants and the Gafgyt malware , it appeared on the threat landscape in late 2019. According to the researchers, in the last months of 2019, the botnet was mainly involved in DDoS attacks.

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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. see Figure 4 and 5). see Figure 8).

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2022

Russia-linked APT29 targets diplomatic and government organizations Synology and QNAP warn of critical Netatalk flaws in some of their products Hackers stole +80M from DeFi platforms Rari Capital and Fei Protocol Apr 24 – Apr 30 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2023

However, in view of its ability to infect MISP and ARM systems, it also poses a threat to IoT devices. NKAbuse contains a large arsenal of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. NKAbuse overflows a DNS server with junk DNS requests (type AAAA ), causing it to try to resolve “ {JUNK}.google.com

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2021

million customers Adobe addresses two critical vulnerabilities in Photoshop Hamburg’s data protection agency (DPA) states that using Zoom violates GDPR Kalay cloud platform flaw exposes millions of IoT devices to hack Fortinet FortiWeb OS Command Injection allows takeover servers remotely 1.9

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Mozi is an IoT botnet that borrows the code from Mirai variants and the Gafgyt malware , it appeared on the threat landscape in late 2019. According to the researchers, in the last months of 2019, the botnet was mainly involved in DDoS attacks.

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Threatpost

JULY 17, 2018

DDoS attacks are relentless. New techniques, new targets and a new class of attackers continue to reinvigorate one of the internet's oldest nemeses.

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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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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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Threatpost

MAY 15, 2018

Universal Plug and Play networking protocols can be exploited to bypass DDoS mitigations.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 14, 2022

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks can cripple an organization, a network, or even an entire country, and they show no sign of slowing down. DDoS attacks may only make up a small percentage of security threats, but their consequences can be devastating. According to Imperva Research Labs, DDoS attacks tend to come in waves.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The DTLS (Datagram Transport Layer Security) protocol is used to establish secure connections over UDP, through which most DNS queries, as well as audio and video traffic, are sent. In December, Canada’s Laurentian University reported a DDoS attack. In early October, a DDoS attack was reported by the PUBG Mobile team.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Q4 2021 saw the appearance of several new DDoS botnets. In October, the botnet was upgraded with DDoS functionality. This is further evidence that the same botnets are often used for mining and DDoS. In some cases, DNS amplification was also used. The channel was created in June and went live in August 2021.

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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. score of 9.8

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Internet of Things (IoT) devices connected to the network, such as security cameras, TVs, etc. Critical applications and internal processes, such as Active Directory (AD) ; Domain Name System (DNS) ; and accounting, banking, or operations management software. Individual computers. Peripheral devices like printers and scanners.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Is IoT vulnerable to Log4j? This will depend on the vendor/software running on these IoT devices. The exploitation attempt will use different types of services like LDAP, RMI, DNS etc. Basic scanning and other types of attacks are not included. header entries such as user-agent or referer).

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Elie

DECEMBER 2, 2017

distributed Denial of service attacks (DDoS). What’s remarkable about these record-breaking attacks is they were carried out via small, innocuous Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices like home routers, air-quality monitors, and personal surveillance cameras. Mirai represents a turning point for DDoS attacks: IoT botnets are the new norm.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Expanding attack surfaces require additional skills to secure, maintain, and monitor an ever-expanding environment of assets such as mobile, cloud, and the internet of things (IoT). assets (endpoints, servers, IoT, routers, etc.), and installed software (operating systems, applications, firmware, etc.).

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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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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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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 26, 2022

Kentik’s solutions can protect core, edge, and cloud networks while adding DDoS and botnet protection, supply chain analytics, and synthetics. Catchpoint Features. The Kentik Network Observability Cloud includes a bundle of network tools for ingesting, enriching, and integrating traffic across the hybrid IT environment. Kentik Features.

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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). Endpoint: Enables access for human users and computer services and commonly includes PCs, laptops, Internet of Things (IoT), and operational technology (OT).

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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. This includes IoT devices. Note that this technique won’t protect DDoS attacks on multiple servers at a time. Segmentation.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 19, 2021

For example, alerts produced by one firewall under a DDoS attack can easily dwarf the number of alerts generated from a single exploit that hits hundreds of organizations. Simply looking at the raw numbers in this case would give the false impression that DDoS attacks have a far greater impact across the base of organizations.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

The internet of things (IoT), operations technology (OT), and the industrial internet of things (IIoT) also now connect to networks. Other hackers might use a spoofed domain name system (DNS) or IP addresses to redirect users from legitimate connections (to websites, servers, etc.) DNS security (IP address redirection, etc.),

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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. Some applications, cloud infrastructure, networking equipment, or Internet of Things (IoT) devices may require more sophisticated ITAM or additional tools to detect them.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Always change the default passwords for any IoT devices you install before extended use. Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. However, a growing number of botnet attacks are used against IoT devices and their connected networks. DDoS trojan.

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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. More robust security for Domain Name Systems (DNS). Security Paradigms: Traditional Networks vs. Blockchains. Types of Endpoints Matter.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 11, 2023

The trends to adopt Internet of Things (IoT) devices, remote work , and cloud resources drastically increase the amount of communication outside of the traditional network that needs to be secured. The “edge” refers to the hardware device (data center server, laptop, IoT) directly connected to the internet where it might be exposed to attack.

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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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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Finally, it is worth mentioning the CVE-2022-34724 vulnerability, which affects Windows DNS Server and can lead to denial of service if exploited. IoT attacks. IoT threat statistics. TOP 10 threats delivered to IoT devices via Telnet. Detailed IoT-threat statistics are published in the DDoS report for Q3 2022.

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The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Three years after the Mirai botnet launched some of the biggest denial of service attacks ever seen, DDoS is a bigger problem and ever. Three years after the Mirai botnet launched some of the biggest denial of service attacks ever seen, DDoS is a bigger problem and ever. In this podcast, we speak with Hardik Modi, the senior director.

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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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