Monthly Archives: December 2022

Cybercriminals create new methods to evade legacy DDoS defenses

The number of DDoS attacks we see around the globe is on the rise, and that trend is likely to continue throughout 2023, according to Corero. We expect to see attackers deploy ever higher rate request-based or packets-per-second attacks. “DDoS attacks have historically focused around sending packets of large sizes with the aim to paralyze and disrupt the internet pipeline by exceeding the available bandwidth. Recent request-based attacks, however, are sending smaller size packets, to … More ? The post Cybercriminals create new methods to evade legacy DDoS defenses appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Zerobot malware now shooting for Apache systems

Upgraded threat, time to patch The Zerobot botnet, first detected earlier this month, is expanding the types of Internet of Things (IoT) devices it can compromise by going after Apache systems.…

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Sting op takes down 50 DDoS-for-hire domains, seven people collared

Cops give denial-of-service sites an extra special denial of service Police around the globe have seized as many as 50 internet domains said to be involved in tens of millions of distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks worldwide. Seven people were collared during the swoop.…

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A10 Defend helps organizations protect critical networking infrastructure

Threats from distributed denial of service (DDoS), ransomware and malware cyber attacks continue to rapidly expand, targeting critical vertical industries such as healthcare, banking and government infrastructure. In response to the growing demand from customers for tools that will help defend against DDoS attacks, A10 Networks is launching A10 Defend, a pilot software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering, with threat insights combining network traffic know-how and analyses of indicators of compromise used to carry out attacks. A10 uses … More ? The post A10 Defend helps organizations protect critical networking infrastructure appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Microsoft: (Cyber) winter is coming as DDoS attack disrupts Russian bank

Where’s the Night’s Watch when you need them? Microsoft has warned Europe to be on alert for cyber attacks from Russia this winter, just as a series of attacks hit Russian organizations – including the country’s second-largest bank.…

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KmsdBot botnet is down after operator sends typo in command

Cashdollar – ‘It’s not often we get this kind of story in security’ Somewhere out there, a botnet operator is kicking themselves and probably hoping no one noticed the typo they transmitted in a command that crashed their whole operation. …

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KmsdBot botnet is down after operator sends typo in command