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Cybercriminals are cashing in on FIFA World Cup-themed cyberattacks

The hype and popularity of the FIFA World Cup has attracted audiences from across the globe. And this, in turn attracts a variety of cybercriminals, who want to exploit the varied fan following, and the organizations participating, to make a quick buck. Advanced persistent threat (APT) campaigns, phishing, credit card/cryptocurrency fraud, DDoS attacks, and identity theft are among the threats faced by organizations and audiences, CloudSEK reports. The cybercriminals are motivated by financial gain, ideology, … More ? The post Cybercriminals are cashing in on FIFA World Cup-themed cyberattacks appeared first on Help Net Security .

Week in review: 5 free CISA resources, surviving a DDoS attack, Google to make Cobalt Strike useless

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Google seeks to make Cobalt Strike useless to attackers Google Cloud’s intelligence research and applications team has created and released a collection of 165 YARA rules to help defenders flag Cobalt Strike components deployed by attackers. Fake subscription invoices lead to corporate data theft and extortion A threat actor dubbed Luna Moth has been leveraging social engineering and legitimate software … More ? The post Week in review: 5 free CISA resources, surviving a DDoS attack, Google to make Cobalt Strike useless appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Akamai Prolexic enhancements increase protection against rising DDoS threats

Akamai announced a significant evolution of its DDoS protection platform (Prolexic) with a global rollout of new, fully software-defined scrubbing centers, which will extend its dedicated defense capacity to 20 Tbps and accelerate future product innovations. In the wake of increasingly sophisticated and record-setting DDoS attacks worldwide, the move further enables Akamai Prolexic to defend customers from the largest, multi-terabit attacks and provide better performance and reliability for online businesses of any size, anywhere on … More ? The post Akamai Prolexic enhancements increase protection against rising DDoS threats appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Office exploits continue to spread more than any other category of malware

The latest Internet Security Report from the WatchGuard Threat Lab shows a reduction in overall malware detections from the peaks seen in the first half of 2021, along with an increase in threats for Chrome and Microsoft Office and the ongoing Emotet botnet resurgence. Office exploits on the rise “While overall malware attacks in Q2 fell off from the all-time highs seen in previous quarters, over 81% of detections came via TLS encrypted connections, continuing … More ? The post Office exploits continue to spread more than any other category of malware appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Neustar Security Services enhances its DDoS attack mitigation scrubbing capacity to 15 Tbps

Neustar Security Services has expanded its distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack mitigation scrubbing capacity to more than 15 Terabits per second (Tbps) across its worldwide network. Neustar Security Services is committed to maintaining the dedicated DDoS and application security network. The company uses multiple tier 1 providers, along with other providers assisting with higher-performing localized presence, to ingest inbound clean (legitimate) and dirty (attack) traffic and then deploys additional partners to route the clean traffic back to … More ? The post Neustar Security Services enhances its DDoS attack mitigation scrubbing capacity to 15 Tbps appeared first on Help Net Security .

DDoS activity launched by patriotic hacktivists is on the rise

Radware released a report revealing that the number of malicious DDoS attacks climbed by 203% compared to the first six months of 2021. This Help Net Security video provides information about the rise of DDoS activity launched by patriotic hacktivists. The post DDoS activity launched by patriotic hacktivists is on the rise appeared first on Help Net Security .

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DDoS attacks jump 203%, patriotic hacktivism surges

Radware released a report revealing that the number of malicious DDoS attacks climbed by 203% compared to the first six months of 2021. The report also underscores how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has altered the focus of the threat landscape — shifting it from the consequences of the pandemic to a ground swell of DDoS activity launched by patriotic hacktivists. “The threat landscape saw a marked shift in the first half of 2022,” said Pascal … More ? The post DDoS attacks jump 203%, patriotic hacktivism surges appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Fake DDoS protection pages are delivering malware!

Malware peddlers are exploiting users’ familiarity with and inherent trust in DDoS protection pages to make them download and run malware on their computer, Sucuri researchers have warned. Hidden malware and fake DDoS protection DDoS protection pages have become so common that users rarely think twice about doing what those pages tell them to do to get website access. This state of affairs is being eploited by clever malware peddlers. Visitors to WordPress sites that … More ? The post Fake DDoS protection pages are delivering malware! appeared first on Help Net Security .

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DDoS tales from the SOC

In this Help Net Security video, Bryant Rump, Principal Security Architect at Neustar Security Services, talks about the challenges of mitigating immense DDoS attacks. He outlines real-world examples and discusses their implications for enterprise security preparedness and the threat landscape. The post DDoS tales from the SOC appeared first on Help Net Security .

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NETSCOUT Arbor Insight enhances security and operational awareness for network operators

NETSCOUT SYSTEMS introduced Arbor Insight, a technology that when combined with Arbor Sightline enhances and extends threat detection, service delivery, and network operator visibility to address the evolving threat landscape. With DDoS attack traffic continuing to exceed pre-pandemic levels and ISPs presenting a broader threat surface, network operators of all scales need unconstrained, multi-dimensional visibility into the traffic running across their networks to optimize their defenses. Combined solution set of Sightline with Insight leverages ASI, … More ? The post NETSCOUT Arbor Insight enhances security and operational awareness for network operators appeared first on Help Net Security .

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