Tag Archives: net-neutrality

New DDoS attacks misuse NetBIOS name server, RPC portmap, and Sentinel licensing servers

Akamai has observed three new reflection DDoS attacks in recent months: NetBIOS name server reflection, RPC portmap reflection, and Sentinel reflection. In a reflection DDoS attack, also called a D…

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New DDoS attacks misuse NetBIOS name server, RPC portmap, and Sentinel licensing servers

Attackers are turning MySQL servers into DDoS bots

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