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Trial Ends in Guilty Verdict for DDoS-for-Hire Boss

Krebs on Security

man charged in 2018 with operating two online services that allowed paying customers to launch powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against Internet users and websites. with operating two DDoS-for-hire or “booter” services — downthem[.]org Charles, Ill. The user interface for Downthem[.]org.

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Six Charged in Mass Takedown of DDoS-for-Hire Sites

Krebs on Security

Department of Justice (DOJ) today seized four-dozen domains that sold “booter” or “stresser” services — businesses that make it easy and cheap for even non-technical users to launch powerful Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks designed knock targets offline. The DOJ also charged six U.S.

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Experts warn of surge in DDoS attacks targeting education institutions

Security Affairs

Experts warn of a surge in the DDoS attacks against education institutions and the academic industry across the world. The DDoS attacks are causing severe issues to the targeted education institutions such as temporarily takedown of the network and online classes. ” reads the analysis published by CheckPoint.

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New HTTPBot Botnet Launches 200+ Precision DDoS Attacks on Gaming and Tech Sectors

The Hacker News

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new botnet malware called HTTPBot that has been used to primarily single out the gaming industry, as well as technology companies and educational institutions in China.

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New botnet HTTPBot targets gaming and tech industries with surgical attacks

Security Affairs

New botnet HTTPBot is targeting China’s gaming, tech, and education sectors, cybersecurity researchers warn. NSFOCUS cybersecurity discovered a new botnet calledHTTPBotthat has been used to target the gaming industry, technology firms, and educational institutions in China. ” continues the report.

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DDoS Protection Tips

CyberSecurity Insiders

As CIOs and CTOs are getting extremely worried about distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS), here’s a brief article that can help to enlighten their mind on protecting their corporate networks, without the need of any professional help. Running a DDoS Testing- It is essential, although it is a 3 hour effort to conduct.

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DDoS Attacks on Education Escalate in 2020

Dark Reading

The number of DDoS attacks affecting educational resources was far higher between February and June 2020 compared with 2019.