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Zyxel NAS, firewalls and LILIN DVRs and IP cameras conscripted into IoT botnets

A wide variety of Zyxel and LILIN IoT devices are being conscripted into several botnets, researchers have warned. Users are advised to implement the provided firmware updates to plug the security holes exploited by the botmasters or, if they can’t, to stop using the devices altogether or to put them behind network firewalls. Zyxel devices affected According to Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42, botmasters using a new Mirai strain dubbed Mukashi are exploiting CVE-2020-9054, a … More ? The post Zyxel NAS, firewalls and LILIN DVRs and IP cameras conscripted into IoT botnets appeared first on Help Net Security .

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US Health and Human Services targeted by DDoS scum at just the time it’s needed to be up and running

Miscreants also hammer Euro websites as well, because why not? In an impeccable instance of horrible timing, the US government’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says it fended off a cyberattack by online scumbags.…

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DDoS attacks could affect next generation 911 call systems

Despite a previous warning by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers, who exposed vulnerabilities in 911 systems due to DDoS attacks, the next generation of 911 systems that now accommodate text, images and video still have the same or more severe issues. In the study the researchers evaluated the impact of DDoS attacks on the current (E911) and next generation 911 (NG911) infrastructures in North Carolina. The research was conducted by Dr. Mordechai Guri, … More ? The post DDoS attacks could affect next generation 911 call systems appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Microsoft nukes 9 million-strong Necurs botnet after unpicking domain name-generating algorithm

Takedown should (in theory) see spam volumes shrink rapidly Microsoft has bragged of downing a nine million-strong Russian botnet responsible for vast quantities of email spam.…

Hackers are getting hacked via trojanized hacking tools

Someone has been trojanizing a wide variety of hacking tools to compromise the machines of hackers who want to use the tools for free, Cybereason researcher Amit Serper has revealed. “We have found a widespread hacking campaign that uses the njRat trojan to hijack the victim’s machine, giving the threat actors complete access that can be used for anything from conducting DDoS attacks to stealing sensitive data,” he shared. About the trojanized hacking tools The … More ? The post Hackers are getting hacked via trojanized hacking tools appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Ransomware getting more fearsome, but there’s reason for optimism

Cybercriminals continued a barrage of attacks in 2019, spurred on by botnets of infected IoT devices and by attacker interest in the Eternal Blue vulnerability. A report from F-Secure documents a steep increase in attack traffic in 2019 that was unmatched by previous years. There have been 2.8 billion attack events in the second half of the year. After 2.9 billion in the first half of the year, the yearly total rings in at 5.7 … More ? The post Ransomware getting more fearsome, but there’s reason for optimism appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Week in review: The future of DNS security, acquiring cyber talent in 2020, new issue of (IN)SECURE

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Shadow IT accounts with weak passwords endanger organizations 63% of enterprise professionals have created at least one account without their IT department being aware of it, and two-thirds of those have created two or more, the results of a recent 1Password survey have revealed. 12,000+ Jenkins servers can be exploited to launch, amplify DDoS attacks A vulnerability (CVE-2020-2100) in 12,000+ internet-facing Jenkins … More ? The post Week in review: The future of DNS security, acquiring cyber talent in 2020, new issue of (IN)SECURE appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Ubisoft sues handful of gamers for DDoSing Rainbow Six: Siege

Two Germans, a Nigerian, and a Dutchman walk into a bar. What happens next? A lawsuit, of course Game developer Ubisoft has lodged a claim against the owners of a website that allegedly sells DDoS attacks against the servers of its best-selling game, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege (R6S).…

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Cloudflare for Campaigns protects political campaigns against cyberattacks and election interference

Cloudflare, the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, announced it will be offering free security services to help political campaigns in the United States and around the world defend against cyberattacks and election interference. The Cloudflare for Campaigns program will allow any eligible campaign to access a variety of the company’s security services including enhanced firewall protection, denial-of-service (DDoS) attack mitigation, as well as internal data management and security controls. … More ? The post Cloudflare for Campaigns protects political campaigns against cyberattacks and election interference appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Cyber attackers turn to business disruption as primary attack objective

Over the course of 2019, 36% of the incidents that CrowdStrike investigated were most often caused by ransomware, destructive malware or denial of service attacks, revealing that business disruption was often the main attack objective of cybercriminals. Another notable finding in the new CrowdStrike Services Report shows a large increase in dwell time to an average of 95 days in 2019 — up from 85 days in 2018 — meaning that adversaries were able to … More ? The post Cyber attackers turn to business disruption as primary attack objective appeared first on Help Net Security .