New global DDoS attack data from Arbor Networks shows strong growth in the average size of DDoS attacks, from both a bits-per-second and packets-per-second perspective. The largest attack monitor…
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It's official: The average DDoS attack size is increasing
After dedicating their efforts to swelling the number of computers roped into their malicious net, the masters of the Andromeda botnet are putting it to use by delivering a new family of PoS malware t…
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New GamaPoS malware targets US companies
There's been an increase in the use of outdated Routing Information Protocol version one (RIPv1) for reflection and amplification attacks, according to Akamai. RIPv1 is a fast, easy way to dynamica…
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Rise in DDoS reflection attacks using abandoned routing protocol
The Dyre/Dyreza information-stealer has without a doubt filled the vacuum generated by the 2014 and 2015 law enforcement takedowns of botnet infrastructure of several prominent financial Trojan groups…
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Why a Dyre infection leads to more than just stolen banking credentials
A harsh lesson, now stand in corridor for four hours The University of London Computer Centre fell victim to a cyber-attack on Thursday.…
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DDoS attack downs University of London learning platform
Home-baked encryption followed the wrong recipe Yet another proprietary implementation of a popular protocol has turned up unexpected vulnerabilities, with SAP’s data compression software open to remote code execution and denial-of-service exploits.…
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SAP crypto offers customers choice of remote code execution or denial of service
Nefarious pervert hacks parlour cameras for heavy petting pwnage The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has nabbed a Canadian woman believed to have originated a botnet which she used to recreationally terrorise victims.…
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As the tide of DDoS attacks continues to expand, the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the influx of network connected devices, such as webcams and routers, are leading to the growth of Simple …
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93% of DDoS attacks last 30 minutes
Arbor Networks released global DDoS attack data that shows a continuation of extremely high volume attacks. In Q1 2015, there were 25 attacks larger than 100Gbps globally. In the past year, Arbor h…
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High volume DDoS attacks still persistent
Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news and articles: Simda botnet taken down in global operation The Simda botnet, believed to have infected more than 770,000 computers …
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Week in review: APT wars, 18-year-old bug endangers Windows users, and main sources of data breaches