Someone has been compromising MySQL servers around the world and using them to mount DDoS attacks. The latest targets of these attacks are an (unnamed) US hosting provider and a Chinese IP address. …
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Attackers are turning MySQL servers into DDoS bots
Analyzing customer data, Corero found that attackers are continuing to leverage sub-saturating DDoS attacks with increasing frequency, using shorter attack durations to evade legacy cloud DDoS scrubbi…
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Attackers prefer lower-bandwidth DDoS attacks
Neustar released the findings of its latest DDoS report, including key trends. The global research reveals more activity around targeted, smaller assaults aimed at distracting firms’ IT departments wh…
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7 key global DDoS trends revealed
Attackers have developed a botnet capable of 150+ Gbps DDoS attack campaigns using XOR DDoS, a Trojan malware used to hijack Linux systems, according to Akamai. What is XOR DDoS? XOR DDoS is a T…
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XOR DDoS botnet launching attacks from compromised Linux machines
There's been a significant change in the nature of DDoS attacks that is leaving businesses exposed to data breaches and malware. Recent research from Neustar shines a light on the changing tactics …
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The rise of repeated "low and slow" DDoS attacks
Akamai shared details of an increase in DDoS attacks from the Bitcoin extortionist group DD4BC, based on observation of attack traffic targeted at customers from September 2014 through August 2015. …
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Aggressive tactics from DD4BC extortionist group revealed
Eighty-one percent of health care executives say that their organizations have been compromised by at least one malware, botnet, or other cyber-attack during the past two years, and only half feel tha…
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81% of healthcare organizations have been compromised
For the past three quarters, there has been a doubling in the number of DDoS attacks year over year, according to Akamai. And while attackers favored less powerful but longer duration attacks this qua…
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The unstoppable rise of DDoS attacks
We all know the damage that DDoS-for-hire services can inflict on websites and organizations behind them. What is less known is that a simple move like making PayPal seize the accounts through whic…
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How to sabotage DDoS-for-hire services?
Applications are becoming more accessible on the web across all industries including gaming, e-commerce, software, and media. This is great for reaching new customers around the globe, but along with …
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Cloud security: Integrated global CDN with DDoS mitigation and WAF