When is a door not a door? When slapdash coding turns it into a glorified ‘off’ switch Internet Igors have stitched together a new Linux backdoor. Fortunately for internet hygiene the botnet agent – which packs a variety of powerful features – is faulty and only partially functional.…
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Unhinged Linux backdoor still poses a nuisance, if not a threat
And as for botnets … on their way out A new research report from the Global Commission on Internet Governance has reached a surprising conclusion: cyberspace is actually getting safer.…
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Cyber-security’s dirty little secret: It’s not as bad as you think
Cloudy PVR has denial of service problem, but the fix is in Cisco is asking Web broadcasters using its Videoscape TV-over-IP streaming product to get patching, after a denial-of-service vulnerability was found in the software.…
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Cisco Videoscape bug could bring endless repeats to your tellie
‘Someone from East Asia is pissed’ say admins, but our cyborgs are fighting back Popular messaging platform Telegram has been hit with a 200Gbps distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.…
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Telegram messaging app cops 200Gbps DDoS
Why pay $5k when you can pay $0? Former Kaspersky Japan boss now malware researcher Hendrik Adrian is warning of a boom of ZeusVM botnets, after the trojan source code was leaked online.…
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BOT-GEDDON coming after ZeusVM leak, hacker warns
500 routers whip up colossal DDOS over ye olde RIP protocol Attackers are exploiting an ancient networking protocol to enslave small home and office routers in distributed denial of service attacks, Akamai says.…
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DDoSers call 1988 and want its routing protocol hacked
Not the way you want to lead the globe Level 3 Communications says America is home to more botnet command and control servers, edging out the Ukraine, with Russia only managing third place.…
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US is the world’s botnet mothership, says Level 3
Just don’t bork our crim-busting honeypots again Microsoft has teamed up with the FBI to launch a renewed attempt to disrupt the operations of the infamous ZeroAccess botnet.…
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Microsoft teams up with Feds, Europol in ZeroAccess botnet zombie hunt
Low Orbit Ion Cannon claims another victim A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to two years of probation and a fine of $183,000 after pleading guilty to taking part in an Anonymous DDoS attack against the servers of Koch Industries for one minute.…
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One-minute Koch-blocking earns attacker two years, massive fine
Botnet decap should be a team effort – ex-detective infosec bod Botnet takedowns need to be improved if the industry is to avoid the risk of creating more problems than it solves every time its decapitates a zombie network, according to a former Scotland Yard detective turned security researcher.…
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Must try HARDER, infosec lads: We’re RUBBISH at killing ZOMBIES