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DDoS attacks in Q2 2022

SecureList

AUGUST 3, 2022

Politically-motivated cyberattacks dominated the DDoS landscape in the second quarter of 2022 just as they did in the previous reporting period. The pro-Russian hacktivists Killnet, which first surfaced in January 2022, claimed responsibility for DDoS attacks on the websites of various European organizations from April through June.

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DDoS attacks in Q1 2022

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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Bot list with Telnet credentials for more than 500,000 servers and IoT devices leaked online

Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2020

According to ZDNet that first published the news, the list was leaked on a popular hacking forum by the operator of a DDoS booter service. The list appears to be the result of an Internet scan for devices using default credentials or easy-to-guess passwords. ” reported ZDNet.

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Rogue Waves: Preparing the Internet for the Next Mega DDoS Attack

Threatpost

APRIL 15, 2019

Why many attack techniques can be reused – but organizations can't defend against them.

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Spotlight on Cybersecurity Leaders: Randy Raw

SecureWorld News

MARCH 31, 2022

Randy is a CISSP and is active in the Central Missouri InfoSec community. Answer: I was a systems/network admin for several years when the internet was young and mostly benign. Answer: The day SQL slammer took down our entire state network with a very small number of old systems using a DDoS attack. Get to know Randy Raw.

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The pros and cons of SOAR explained

SC Magazine

MAY 20, 2021

Today’s columnist, Perry Carpenter of KnowBe4, writes that with the FBI reporting an increase of 300,000 in internet crime complaints in 2020, SOAR tools can strike a nice balance between automation and human analysis. Bear in mind that SOAR requires a mix of technologies and tools that deliver the capabilities the infosec team requires.

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Top 5 Cybersecurity and Computer Threats of 2017

NopSec

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

The year 2016 will be remembered for some big moments in the world of cybersecurity: the largest known distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, a phishing attack on a United States presidential candidate’s campaign, and ransomware attacks on major healthcare organizations are just a few. The attack may have approached a volume of 1.2

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SANS Outlines Critical Infrastructure Security Steps as Russia, U.S. Trade Cyberthreats

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Kevin Holvoet of the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) said Russian-sponsored attacks in recent months against Ukraine and other targets have included: DDoS attacks on government, military, finance and communications. Start treating the entire internet as hostile… because it is.” “Drill it,” he said.

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Top Web Application Firewall (WAF) Vendors

eSecurity Planet

MAY 6, 2021

With two options to choose from, the Web Application Protector (WAP) offers DDoS protection , bot management, and is pre-configured to detect the latest threats. Users praised Imperva for its DDoS protection capabilities as well as rule-based controls and signatures. 5 star rating over 208 user reviews on Gartner Peer Insights.

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IT threat evolution Q1 2021. Non-mobile statistics

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

If the victim organization is slow to pay up, even though its files are encrypted and some of its confidential data has been stolen, the attackers additionally threaten to carry out a DDoS attack. In addition to DDoS attacks, it has added spam and calls to clients and partners of the victim company to its toolbox. Local threats.

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IT threat evolution in Q2 2022. Non-mobile statistics

SecureList

AUGUST 15, 2022

The Conti infrastructure was shut down in late June, but some in the infosec community believe that Conti members are either just rebranding or have split up and joined other ransomware teams, including Hive, AvosLocker and BlackCat. Detailed IoT-threat statistics are published in the DDoS report for Q2 2022. Attacks via web resources.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Real World Criminals Online

ForAllSecure

MAY 2, 2023

That, of course, was not all, but it is an example of how someone -- anyone on the internet -- can take a photo or blog post or Yelp review from social media, or some other seemingly random open source item and tie it back to a crime. Which then I could configure to get on the internet, you know. Daniel, he keeps a low profile.

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