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35 Million Devices Vulnerable: Matrix DDoS Campaign Highlights Growing IoT Threat

Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Aqua Nautilus researchers have uncovered a major Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) campaign led by a threat actor operating under the name Matrix.

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DDoS Mitigation Firm Founder Admits to DDoS

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 20, 2020

A Georgia man who co-founded a service designed to protect companies from crippling distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks has pleaded to paying a DDoS-for-hire service to launch attacks against others. Tucker Preston , 22, of Macon, Ga., ” Preston declined to comment for this story.

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KrebsOnSecurity Hit By Huge New IoT Botnet “Meris”

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

On Thursday evening, KrebsOnSecurity was the subject of a rather massive (and mercifully brief) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. But on Thursday DDoS protection firm Qrator Labs identified the culprit — “Meris” — a new IoT monster that first emerged at the end of June 2021. In its Aug.

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MY TAKE: Why DDoS weapons will proliferate with the expansion of IoT and the coming of 5G

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 28, 2019

A couple of high-profile distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks will surely go down in history as watershed events – each for different reasons. Related: IoT botnets now available for economical DDoS blasts. DDoS attacks aren’t going to go away anytime soon. Beyond DDoS. A10 Networks’ report found 6.3

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Eleven11bot Captures 86,000 IoT Devices for DDoS Attacks

Security Boulevard

MARCH 5, 2025

The massive Eleven11bot has compromised more than 86,000 IoT devices, including security cameras and network video recorders, to launch hundreds of DDoS attacks, and security researchers say the threat actors behind the botnet are trying to grow it even more.

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Here’s how anyone with $20 can hire an IoT botnet to blast out a week-long DDoS attack

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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Zxyel Flaw Powers New Mirai IoT Botnet Strain

Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2020

This week, security researchers said they spotted that same vulnerability being exploited by a new variant of Mirai , a malware strain that targets vulnerable Internet of Things (IoT) devices for use in large-scale attacks and as proxies for other cybercrime activity. Image: Palo Alto Networks. Zyxel issued a patch for the flaw on Feb.

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New Eleven11bot botnet infected +86K IoT devices

Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2025

The Eleven11bot botnet has infected over 86,000 IoT devices, mainly security cameras and network video recorders (NVRs). Researchers from Nokia Deepfield Emergency Response Team (ERT) discovered a new botnet named Eleven11bot that has already infected over 86,000 IoT devices. ” wrote Nokia security researchers Jrme Meyer.

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How an IoT DDoS warning system helps predict cyberattacks

Tech Republic Security

APRIL 5, 2017

Cybercriminals are leveraging vulnerable IoT devices to create massive DDoS botnets. Researchers have devised a platform for early warning and analysis of these cyberattacks.

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DDoS 2.0: IoT Sparks New DDoS Alert

The Hacker News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming efficiency in various sectors like healthcare and logistics but has also introduced new security risks, particularly IoT-driven DDoS attacks. What Is IoT? IoT (Internet of Things) refers to online, interconnected devices that collect and exchange

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No, Elon — X DDoS was NOT by Ukraine

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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MY TAKE: Why companies and consumers must collaborate to stop the plundering of IoT systems

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The Internet of Things (IoT) has come a long, long way since precocious students at Carnegie Melon University installed micro-switches inside of a Coca-Cola vending machine so they could remotely check on the temperature and availability of their favorite beverages. Related: Companies sustain damage from IoT attacks That was back in 1982.

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IoT Botnet Linked to Large-scale DDoS Attacks Since the End of 2024

Trend Micro

JANUARY 16, 2025

Since the end of 2024, we have been continuously monitoring large-scale DDoS attacks orchestrated by an IoT botnet exploiting vulnerable IoT devices such as wireless routers and IP cameras.

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Courts Hand Down Hard Jail Time for DDoS

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. Daniel Kaye , an Israel-U.K. A report on the trial from the BBC says Kaye wept as he was taken away to jail.

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Beware the Cyber Ghouls: Spooky Threats Lurking in Digital Shadows

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

These botnets, networks of compromised devices, can perform attacks without the user realizing it, overwhelming networks, spreading spam, and even launching DDoS attacks. Warding off zombies : Regularly update device firmware, patch IoT devices, and monitor for unusual traffic patterns.

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Cloudflare blocked a record-breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack

Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2025

terabit-per-second (Tbps) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. Terabit per second (Tbps) DDoS attack, which is the largest attack ever reported. The previous largest DDoS attack blocked by Cloudflare occurred in October 2024 and peaked at 3.8 Cloudflare announced that it has blocked a record-breaking 5.6

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‘Satori’ IoT Botnet Operator Pleads Guilty

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

has pleaded guilty to federal hacking charges tied to his role in operating the “ Satori ” botnet, a crime machine powered by hacked Internet of Things (IoT) devices that was built to conduct massive denial-of-service attacks targeting Internet service providers, online gaming platforms and Web hosting companies.

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How a new generation of IoT botnets is amplifying DDoS attacks

CSO Magazine

APRIL 25, 2022

Larry Pesce remembers the day when the distributed denial of service (DDoS) threat landscape changed dramatically. His friend wanted to see how fast Mirai , a novel internet of things (IoT) botnet installer, would take over a Linux-based DVR camera recorder that was popular with medium-size businesses.

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STEPS FORWARD: Regulators are on the move to set much needed IoT security rules of the road

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

New government rules coupled with industry standards meant to give formal shape to the Internet of Things (IoT) are rapidly quickening around the globe. When it comes to IoT, we must arrive at specific rules of the road if we are to tap into the full potential of smart cities, autonomous transportation and advanced healthcare.

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Largest DDoS attack ever reported gets hoovered up by Cloudflare

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 20, 2021

On the Cloudflare blog , the American web infrastructure behemoth that provides content delivery network (CDN) and DDoS mitigation services reports that it detected and mitigated a 17.2 million request-per-second (rps) DDoS attack. The target of this enormous DDoS attack was a customer of Cloudflare in the financial sector.

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MY TAKE: Securing the Internet of Everything: why self-healing devices are the next frontier

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Related: IoT growing at a 24% clip To get there to fully tap the potential of a hyper-interconnected ecosystem where devices, data, AI and humans converge to benefit humankind cybersecurity must first catch up. The expansion of IoT into IoE has vastly expanded the range of potential targets for cyberattacks.

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Overview of IoT threats in 2023

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

IoT devices (routers, cameras, NAS boxes, and smart home components) multiply every year. The first-ever large-scale malware attacks on IoT devices were recorded back in 2008, and their number has only been growing ever since. Telnet, the overwhelmingly popular unencrypted IoT text protocol, is the main target of brute-forcing.

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Mirai Botnet Launches Record 5.6 Tbps DDoS Attack with 13,000+ IoT Device

The Hacker News

JANUARY 21, 2025

Terabit per second (Tbps) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, the largest ever attack to be reported to date. Web infrastructure and security company Cloudflare on Tuesday said it detected and blocked a 5.6

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Unraveling the truth behind the DDoS attack from electric toothbrushes

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Several media reported that three million electric toothbrushes were compromised and recruited into a DDoS botnet. The Swiss newspaper Aargauer Zeitung first published the news of a DDoS attack, carried out on January 30, that involved three million compromised electric toothbrushes. Is it true? What the f is wrong with you people????

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Surge in Malicious IoT Botnet Activity Raises Cybersecurity Concerns

SecureWorld News

JUNE 13, 2023

In a digital landscape increasingly dependent on interconnected devices, the rise in malicious Internet of Things (IoT) botnet activity is becoming a significant cause for concern. This tactic is commonly associated with a variety of IoT botnets, exploiting the lax security measures present in billions of IoT devices worldwide.

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Cloudflare: Mirai Botnet Launched Record-Breaking DDoS Attack

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2021

Cloudflare last month fought off a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack by a botnet that was bombarding 17.2 The attack was almost three times larger than any previous attack that Cloudflare is aware of, according to Omar Yoachimik, product manager for DDoS protection at Cloudflare. DDoS Attacks on the Rise.

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Microsoft Fights Off Another Record DDoS Attack as Incidents Soar

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 28, 2022

Microsoft in November fended off a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in its Azure cloud that officials said was the largest ever recorded, the latest in a wave of record attacks that washed over the IT industry in the second half of 2021. Also read: How to Stop DDoS Attacks: 6 Tips for Fighting DDoS Attacks.

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Kaiji, a new Linux malware targets IoT devices in the wild

Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2020

Security researchers spotted a new piece of DDoS bot dubbed Kaiji that is targeting IoT devices via SSH brute-force attacks. Last week, the popular security researcher MalwareMustDie and the experts at Intezer Labs spotted a new piece of malware dubbed Kaiji, that is targeting IoT devices via SSH brute-force attacks.

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Hoaxcalls Botnet expands the target list and adds new DDoS capabilities

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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Matrix Botnet Exploits IoT Devices in Widespread DDoS Botnet Campaign

The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

A threat actor named Matrix has been linked to a widespread distributed denial-of-service (DoD) campaign that leverages vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in Internet of Things (IoT) devices to co-opt them into a disruptive botnet.

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Cloudflare mitigated 2 Tbps DDoS attack, the largest attack it has seen to date

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Cloudflare announced to have mitigated a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that peaked at almost 2 terabytes per second (Tbps). is an American web infrastructure and website security company that provides content delivery network and DDoS mitigation services. SecurityAffairs – hacking, DDoS). Cloudflare, Inc.

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Muhstik Botnet Exploiting Apache RocketMQ Flaw to Expand DDoS Attacks

The Hacker News

JUNE 6, 2024

The distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet known as Muhstik has been observed leveraging a now-patched security flaw impacting Apache RocketMQ to co-opt susceptible servers and expand its scale.

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The IoT Cybersecurity Act of 2020: Implications for Devices

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 22, 2021

billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices. As more information about IoT device vulnerabilities is published, the pressure on industry and government authorities to enhance security standards might be reaching a tipping point. government, standards will not apply to the IoT market at-large. Implications for IoT devices.

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Developer of DDoS Mirai based botnets sentenced to prison

Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2020

A man accused to have developed distributed denial of service (DDoS) botnets based on the Mirai botnet was sentenced to 13 months in federal prison. Schuchman compromised hundreds of thousands of IoT devices, including home routers and IP cameras, to create multiple DDoS IoT botnets that he rented to carry out the attacks.

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FBI warns cyber actors abusing protocols as new DDoS attack vectors

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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IoT Botnet Fuels Large-Scale DDoS Attacks Targeting Global Organizations

Penetration Testing

JANUARY 19, 2025

A newly discovered IoT botnet has been linked to a series of large-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting The post IoT Botnet Fuels Large-Scale DDoS Attacks Targeting Global Organizations appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Mozi Botnet is responsible for most of the IoT Traffic

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

The Mozi botnet accounted for 90% of the IoT network traffic observed between October 2019 and June 2020, IBM reported. 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. reads the analysis published by the experts. ” continues the analysis.

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The Dutch police took down 15 DDoS-for-hire services in a week

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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Experts warn of China-linked APT’s Raptor Train IoT Botnet

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Researchers warn of a new IoT botnet called Raptor Train that already compromised over 200,000 devices worldwide. Cybersecurity researchers from Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs discovered a new botnet, named Raptor Train, composed of small office/home office (SOHO) and IoT devices.

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Dutch police warn customers of a popular DDoS booter service

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Dutch police warn customers of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) website of stopping using the service to avoid prosecution. Dutch police warn customers of a booter service, abused to carry out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, of to stop using it to avoid prosecution. by carrying out DDoS attacks on March 19.

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New XORDDoS, Kaiji DDoS botnet variants target Docker servers

Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2020

Operators behind XORDDoS and Kaiji DDoS botnets recently started targeting Docker servers exposed online, Trend Micro warns. Trend Micro researchers reported that operators behind XORDDoS and Kaiji DDoS botnets recently started targeting Docker servers exposed online. ” reads the analysis published by Trend Micro. .

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New Ttint IoT botnet exploits two zero-days in Tenda routers

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Security researchers provided technical details about an IoT botnet dubbed Ttint that has been exploiting two zero-days in Tenda routers. Security researchers at Netlab, the network security division Qihoo 360, have published a report that details an IoT botnet dubbed Ttint. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Enemybot, a new DDoS botnet appears in the threat landscape

Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2022

Enemybot is a DDoS botnet that targeted several routers and web servers by exploiting known vulnerabilities. Researchers from Fortinet discovered a new DDoS botnet, tracked as Enemybot, that has targeted several routers and web servers by exploiting known vulnerabilities. Upon installing the threat, the bot drops a file in /tmp/.pwned

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Best Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection Tools

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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35 Million Devices Vulnerable: Matrix DDoS Campaign Highlights Growing IoT Threat

DDoS Mitigation Firm Founder Admits to DDoS

Trending Sources

KrebsOnSecurity Hit By Huge New IoT Botnet “Meris”

MY TAKE: Why DDoS weapons will proliferate with the expansion of IoT and the coming of 5G

Eleven11bot Captures 86,000 IoT Devices for DDoS Attacks

Here’s how anyone with $20 can hire an IoT botnet to blast out a week-long DDoS attack

Zxyel Flaw Powers New Mirai IoT Botnet Strain

New Eleven11bot botnet infected +86K IoT devices

How an IoT DDoS warning system helps predict cyberattacks

DDoS 2.0: IoT Sparks New DDoS Alert

No, Elon — X DDoS was NOT by Ukraine

MY TAKE: Why companies and consumers must collaborate to stop the plundering of IoT systems

IoT Botnet Linked to Large-scale DDoS Attacks Since the End of 2024

Courts Hand Down Hard Jail Time for DDoS

Beware the Cyber Ghouls: Spooky Threats Lurking in Digital Shadows

Cloudflare blocked a record-breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack

‘Satori’ IoT Botnet Operator Pleads Guilty

How a new generation of IoT botnets is amplifying DDoS attacks

STEPS FORWARD: Regulators are on the move to set much needed IoT security rules of the road

Largest DDoS attack ever reported gets hoovered up by Cloudflare

MY TAKE: Securing the Internet of Everything: why self-healing devices are the next frontier

Overview of IoT threats in 2023

Mirai Botnet Launches Record 5.6 Tbps DDoS Attack with 13,000+ IoT Device

Unraveling the truth behind the DDoS attack from electric toothbrushes

Surge in Malicious IoT Botnet Activity Raises Cybersecurity Concerns

Cloudflare: Mirai Botnet Launched Record-Breaking DDoS Attack

Microsoft Fights Off Another Record DDoS Attack as Incidents Soar

Kaiji, a new Linux malware targets IoT devices in the wild

Hoaxcalls Botnet expands the target list and adds new DDoS capabilities

Matrix Botnet Exploits IoT Devices in Widespread DDoS Botnet Campaign

Cloudflare mitigated 2 Tbps DDoS attack, the largest attack it has seen to date

Muhstik Botnet Exploiting Apache RocketMQ Flaw to Expand DDoS Attacks

The IoT Cybersecurity Act of 2020: Implications for Devices

Developer of DDoS Mirai based botnets sentenced to prison

FBI warns cyber actors abusing protocols as new DDoS attack vectors

IoT Botnet Fuels Large-Scale DDoS Attacks Targeting Global Organizations

Mozi Botnet is responsible for most of the IoT Traffic

The Dutch police took down 15 DDoS-for-hire services in a week

Experts warn of China-linked APT’s Raptor Train IoT Botnet

Dutch police warn customers of a popular DDoS booter service

New XORDDoS, Kaiji DDoS botnet variants target Docker servers

New Ttint IoT botnet exploits two zero-days in Tenda routers

Enemybot, a new DDoS botnet appears in the threat landscape

Best Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection Tools

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