Krebs on Security

MAY 22, 2025

government today unsealed criminal charges against 16 individuals accused of operating and selling DanaBot , a prolific strain of information-stealing malware that has been sold on Russian cybercrime forums since 2018. The government says it is now working with industry partners to notify DanaBot victims and help remediate infections.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Pro-Russia group NoName057 targets Italian sites, including Malpensa and Linate airports, in a new DDoS campaign amid rising geopolitical tensions. The pro-Russia group NoName57 continues its campaign of DDoS attacks against Italian infrastructure. At the time of this writing, the websites are still facing problems.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 14, 2019

On Friday, a 34-year-old Connecticut man received a whopping 10-year prison sentence for carrying out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against a number of hospitals in 2014. ’s National Crime Agency called Kaye perhaps the most significant cyber criminal yet caught in Britain.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2025

Over the weekend, Italy faced new waves of DDoS attacks carried out by pro-Russia group NoName057(16). ” On Saturday, January 11, the attacks targeted Italian ministries and government institutions, while on Sunday a new wave of DDoS attacks hit Italian banks and private businesses.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

South Korea’s government blames pro-Russia threat actors for an intensification of cyberattacks on national sites after it decided to monitor North Korean troops in Ukraine. “The government is actively responding to distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks targeting some public and private websites.

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We Live Security

MAY 5, 2021

The post DDoS attack knocks Belgian government websites offline appeared first on WeLiveSecurity. The attack overwhelmed the systems of a Belgian ISP, leading to widespread service outages and disruptions.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 27, 2018

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks continue to erupt all across the Internet showing not the faintest hint of leveling off, much less declining, any time soon. Related video: How DDoS attacks leverage the Internet’s DNA. DDoS attacks are evolving to become more diverse. GitHub’s logo. But that’s not all.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 12, 2025

The post No, Elon X DDoS was NOT by Ukraine appeared first on Security Boulevard. X marks the botnet: Outage outrage was a Ukrainian cyberattack, implies our favorite African billionaire comedy villain.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2020

The Greek government announced that a DDoS cyber attack hit the official state websites of the prime minister, the national police and fire service and several important ministries. The websites involved in the attack have been already restored by the government IT staff. said Government spokesman Stelios Petsas.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 25, 2022

Having spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, threats such as malware, ransomware, and DDoS attacks continue to accelerate. A10’s security research team recorded a significant spike in the number of potential DDoS weapons available for exploitation in 2021 and early 2022. Related: Apple tools abuse widespread. Key findings follow.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 14, 2022

A 33-year-old Illinois man was sentenced to two years in prison today following his conviction last year for operating services that allowed paying customers to launch powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against hundreds of thousands of Internet users and websites. The user interface for Downthem[.]org. Matthew Gatrel of St.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2022

Many Israel government websites were offline after a cyberattack, defense sources claim that this is the largest-ever attack that hit the country. Israeli media reported that a massive DDoS attack has taken down many Israel government websites. As of now, all of the websites are operational.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The sites of several Ukrainian government agencies (including the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Internal Affairs, the Security Service, and the Cabinet of Ministers), and of the two largest state-owned banks are again targeted by Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. [.].

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 27, 2025

Researchers at the security firm Silent Push mapped a network of several dozen phishing domains that spoof the recruitment websites of Ukrainian paramilitary groups, as well as Ukrainian government intelligence sites. The website legiohliberty[.]army army features a carbon copy of the homepage for the Freedom of Russia Legion (a.k.a.

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Bleeping Computer

JUNE 12, 2023

The Swiss government has disclosed that a recent ransomware attack on an IT supplier might have impacted its data, while today, it warns that it is now targeted in DDoS attacks. [.]

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2025

Gayfemboy, a Mirai botnet variant, has been exploiting a flaw in Four-Faith industrial routers to launch DDoS attacks since November 2024. Operators behind the botnet also launched DDoS attacks against researchers tracking it. With no DDoS protection, the team stopped resolving the domains. Key targets include China, the U.S.,

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Source Associated Press The airline determined that threat actors carried out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack to overwhelm the target systems in an attempt to crash them. ” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, the top government spokesman, said at a press conference. Kyodo News reported that Japan Post Co.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2020

Dutch authorities have taken down 15 DDoS-for-hire services in a week, this is another success of law enforcement in the fight against cybercrime. An operation conducted by Dutch authorities last week has shut down 15 DDoS-for-hire services (aka DDoS booters or DDoS stressor), states a press release published by Dutch police.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Russia’s second-largest bank VTB Bank reveals it is facing the largest DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack in its history. State-owned VTB Bank, the second-largest financial institution in Russia, says it is facing the largest DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack in its history. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2021

The Philippine human rights alliance Karapatan has suffered a massive and prolonged Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, Qurium organizations linked it to the local government. For the past three weeks, the Philippine human rights alliance Karapatan has suffered a heavy and sustained DDoS attack. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In Q3 2022, DDoS attacks were, more often than not, it seemed, politically motivated. As before, most news was focused on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, but other high-profile events also affected the DDoS landscape this quarter. The attackers stated on Telegram that they were “testing a new DDoS method.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

According to NetBlock, the connectivity issue was observed after the Iranian Government has deployed the “ Digital Fortress ” (also known as D DEZHFA/D ejfa ) which is the national cyber shield. ICT ministry officials confirmed that the Digital Fortress system repelled a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 17, 2023

Most people who operate DDoS-for-hire businesses attempt to hide their true identities and location. Prosecutors say his service attracted more than two million registered users, and was responsible for launching a staggering 30 million distinct DDoS attacks. man charged in the government’s first 2018 mass booter bust-up.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

Two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a large, mysterious new Internet hosting firm called Stark Industries Solutions materialized and quickly became the epicenter of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government and commercial targets in Ukraine and Europe. Image: SentinelOne.com.

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SecureList

APRIL 25, 2022

The DDoS landscape in Q1 2022 was shaped by the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine: a significant part of all DDoS-related news concerned these countries. In mid-January, the website of Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko was hit by a DDoS attack, and the websites of a number of Ukrainian ministries were defaced. News overview.

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Graham Cluley

JUNE 12, 2025

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says his country is under attack, after days of hard-hitting DDoS attacks against SVT Sweden's public TV broadcaster, government websites, and other key organisations.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2024

A series of “intense” cyberattacks hit multiple French government agencies, revealed the prime minister’s office. “Several “intense” cyberattacks targeted multiple French government agencies since Sunday night, as disclosed by the prime minister’s office.” ” reported the French newspaper Le Monde.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

In addition, the government seized the domain names for two popular anonymity services that were heavily advertised on Cracked and Nulled and allowed customers to rent virtual servers: StarkRDP[.]io to , and vDOS , a DDoS-for-hire service that was shut down in 2016 after its founders were arrested. io , and rdp[.]sh. lol and nulled[.]it.

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Dark Reading

JANUARY 26, 2023

After Berlin pledged tanks for Ukraine, some German websites were knocked offline temporarily by Killnet DDoS attacks.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

A massive DDoS cyber attack, likely carried out by Pro-Russia hacker group NoName , severely impacted operations at several Canadian airports last week, reported Recorded Future News. However CBSA has not attributed the DDoS attack to the Pro-Russia group. ” reported the Canadian media outlet La Presse. ” reads the alert.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2022

The government of Lithuania announced on Monday that it had been hit by an “intense” cyberattack, likely launched from Moscow, days after the Russian government protested restrictions Vilnius imposed on the rail transit of certain goods to Kaliningrad. which was one of the 1st targets of the new campaign.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2022

Following the attacks of the Killnet Collective, the group responsible for the attacks against major government resources and law enforcement, a new group has been identified called “Cyber Spetsnaz”.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 20, 2023

The post Microsoft Repeatedly Burned in ‘Layer 7’ DDoS appeared first on Security Boulevard. Unlucky number: Time and again this month, “Russian” hackers bring down Microsoft clouds.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 15, 2022

Several government websites in Israel—those using the.gov.il domain—were inaccessible after a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack hit Israel’s telecommunication provider, Cellcom. In the past few hours, a DDoS attack against a communications provider was identified.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2022

Pro-Ukraine hackers are using Docker images to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against a dozen Russian and Belarusian websites. The DDoS attacks also targeted three Lithuanian media websites. “Container and cloud-based resources are being abused to deploy disruptive tools. . ” reported Crowdstrike.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 30, 2023

UK National Crime Agency nips it in the bud: Aims to scare straight naughty DDoS kiddies. The post Brits Slap Wrists of DDoS Kids, via NCA’s Fake Booter Sites appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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