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Godless Android malware offers serious firepower to a botnet herder

One of the most concerning characteristics of the Godless malware is the ability to receive remote instructions on which app to download and install on mobile devices, without the user’s knowledge. This is called command and control (C&C). Being a DDoS subject matter expert, I believe this has the makings of something more insidious than malicious ads. Nearly one million infected Android devices connected to 4G LTE networks offers some serious firepower for a botnet … More ?

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Botnet-powered account takeover campaign hit unnamed bank

A single attacker has mounted two massive account takeover (ATO) campaigns against a financial institution and an entertainment company earlier this year, and used a gigantic botnet comprised of home routers and other networking products to do it. “ATO attacks (also known as credential stuffing) use previously breached username and password pairs to automate login attempts. This data may have been previously released on public dumpsites such as Pastebin or directly obtained by attackers through … More ?

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Companies suffer an average of 15 DDoS attacks per year

The average company suffers 15 DDoS attacks per year, with average attacks causing 17 hours of effective downtime, including slowdowns, denied customer access or crashes, according to A10 Networks. As DDoS attacks become more popular, they are also growing harder to defend. While the average peak bandwidth of attacks was a staggering 30-40 gigabits per second (Gbps), 59 percent of organizations have experienced an attack over 40 Gbps. A majority of respondents (77%) also expect … More ?

How visibility can help detect and counter DDoS attacks

It’s been proven that preventive medical strategies are more cost-effective for treatment and better solutions to support long-term health than reactive medical measures. Anticipating issues and preparing for and supporting healthy systems is simply more logical than troubleshooting and fixing things when they go wrong. The same concept has been successfully used in IT security for years and it should be no different when planning for DDoS attacks. But despite their relatively predictable nature and … More ?

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Hacker imprisoned for stealing Bitcoin, selling botnet on Darkode

A Louisiana man was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for using a computer to steal money, hacking computers to obtain passwords, and attempting to sell information on the online hacking forum known as Darkode. Rory Stephen Guidry, aka k@exploit.im was sentenced by US District Judge Dee D. Drell on one count of obtaining information by computer from a protected computer. He was also sentenced to three years of supervised release. According … More ?

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DNS provider NS1 hit with multi-faceted DDoS attacks

Early last week, DNS and traffic management provider NS1 was hit with a series of DDoS attacks that lasted several days, and managed to impact DNS delivery in the European, American and Asian region. “Over the course of last week, we sustained dozens of large DDoS attacks, ranging in strategy from simple volumetric attacks, to complex direct DNS lookup attacks, to concentrated attacks against our upstream network providers and other vendors. These attacks are an … More ?

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Viking Horde botnet malware lurks on Google Play

Five apps on Google Play carry Viking Horde, a new malware family that ropes Android devices into an ad-clicking botnet, but can also make them send out spam, send SMS messages to premium-rate numbers, download additional apps, and even participate in DDoS attacks. The discovery was made by Check Point researchers, and they have notified Google about it on May 5, but as I’m writing this, the apps are still available on Android’s official app … More ?

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Playbook: Prepare your business for DDoS attacks

Like any business initiative, good preparation and planning can go a long way toward making the DDoS response process as manageable, painless, and inexpensive as possible. Read the DDoS Response Playbok and find out: How you can effectively plan and execute your DDoS response plan What are the best practices for choosing and setting up the right mitigation solution for your organization What the steps and procedures for authoritatively responding to a DDoS attack. DDoS … More ?

Dridex botnet hacked, delivers dummy file

Someone is toying with the Dridex botmasters. The botnet, or at least one or more of its subnets that are sending out spam email delivering Locky ransomware, has been compromised again, and has been distributing a dummy file instead of the malware. It could be white hats, or rival cyber criminals, but the message is clear – the payload, a 12kb binary, carries two simple words: “Stupid Locky.” The dummy file doesn’t do anything, because … More ?

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ISPs are putting their enterprise customers at risk of DDoS attacks

The vast majority of enterprise end users (85%) want their ISPs to offer more comprehensive DDoS protection-as-a-service, according to Corero Network Security. The research, which polled over 100 ISPs and 75 enterprise customers about their DDoS mitigation strategies, revealed that an alarming proportion of ISPs are still relying on outdated technologies to protect their customers. For example, forty-six per cent divert DDoS traffic through a scrubbing centre – an expensive and notoriously slow technique which … More ?

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