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Borat RAT, a new RAT that performs ransomware and DDoS attacks

Security Affairs

Cyble researchers discovered a new remote access trojan (RAT) named Borat capable of conducting DDoS and ransomware attacks. Unlike other RATs, the Borat RAT provides Ransomware and DDOS services to attackers expanding their capabilities. DDOS – This module is used to perform a DDOS attack.

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How to Prevent DDoS Attacks: 5 Steps for DDoS Prevention

eSecurity Planet

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks seek to cripple a corporate resource such as applications, web sites, servers, and routers, which can quickly lead to steep losses for victims. However, DDoS attackers sometimes even target the specific computers (or routers) of unwary people – often to harass video gamers, for example.

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HelloKitty ransomware gang also targets victims with DDoS attacks

Security Affairs

The US FBI has published a flash alert warning private organizations of the evolution of the HelloKitty ransomware (aka FiveHands). Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has sent out a flash alert warning private industry of a new feature of the HelloKitty ransomware gang (aka FiveHands). ” reads the flash alert.

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Cloudflare Blocks Record DDoS Attack as Threats Surge

eSecurity Planet

Cloudflare mitigated dozens of hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks last weekend, most of them ranging from 50 to 70 million requests per second (RPS) – and the largest one exceeding 71 million RPS. DDoS attacks, on the other hand, don’t require infiltration to be effective and thus are growing in frequency and intensity.

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Difference between Cybersecurity and Information Security

CyberSecurity Insiders

Many of you get confused with terms cybersecurity and Information Security and think that both these words are same and synonymous. As organizations face constant threats in cyberspace like DDoS, ransomware, malware and data breaches, cybersecurity helps track and mitigate threats to eliminate business risks.

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REvil Ransomware gang uses DDoS attacks and voice calls to make pressure on the victims

Security Affairs

The REvil ransomware operators are using DDoS attacks and voice calls to journalists and victim’s business partners to force victims to pay the ransom. Malware #Ransomware #REvil REvil Ransomware launched a service for contact to news media, companies for the best pressure at no cost, and DDoS (L3, L7) as a paid service.

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Ransomware Groups Add a Third Threat Vector: DDoS

Daniel Miessler

I’ve been writing a lot on ransomware recently , and wanted to comment on an interesting new development in attackers’ toolchests. This is the original ransomware tactic. They threaten to DDoS your company so customers can’t use your service. It’s a denial of service against your data.

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