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DDoS attackers stick to their target even if they are unsuccessful

Link11 has released its DDoS report for Q1 2021 which revealed the number of DDoS attacks continued to grow. Between January and March, more than double the number of attacks than the same period in the previous year were recorded. This suggest the already alarming threat level from cybercrime, a pandemic that has been raging since Spring 2020 alongside the fight against COVID-19, has once again intensified. DDoS attackers stick to their target The number … More ? The post DDoS attackers stick to their target even if they are unsuccessful appeared first on Help Net Security .

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DDoS attack activity: 10 million-plus attacks and 22% increase in attack frequency

Netscout announced findings from its bi-annual Threat Intelligence Report, punctuated by a record-setting 10,089,687 DDoS attacks observed during 2020. Cybercriminals exploited vulnerabilities exposed by massive internet usage shifts since many users were no longer protected by enterprise-grade security. Attackers paid particular attention to vital pandemic industries such as e-commerce, streaming services, online learning, and healthcare generating a 20% year-over-year increase in attack frequency over 2019 plus a 22% increase in the last six months of … More ? The post DDoS attack activity: 10 million-plus attacks and 22% increase in attack frequency appeared first on Help Net Security .

Week in review: PHP supply chain attack, common zero trust traps, hardening CI/CD pipelines

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Attackers tried to insert backdoor into PHP source code The PHP development team has averted an attempted supply chain compromise that could have opened a backdoor into many web servers. The growing threat to CI/CD pipelines By hardening CI/CD pipelines and addressing security early in the development process, developers can deliver software faster and more securely. DDoS attacks in 2021: What to … More ? The post Week in review: PHP supply chain attack, common zero trust traps, hardening CI/CD pipelines appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Noction Intelligent Routing Platform 3.11 features the remote-triggered blackholing capability

Noction announced the release of the Noction Intelligent Routing Platform 3.11. This version focuses on the new remote-triggered blackholing feature, which allows the redirection of traffic to a non-existent resource (a so-called black hole), or the blocking of the unwanted traffic in a provider’s network, thus preventing such traffic from entering the IRP user’s network. It can be specifically used to understand better and mitigate the effects of the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. … More ? The post Noction Intelligent Routing Platform 3.11 features the remote-triggered blackholing capability appeared first on Help Net Security .

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DDoS attacks surge as cybercriminals take advantage of the pandemic

DDoS attacks reached a record high during the pandemic as cybercriminals launched new and increasingly complex attacks, a Link11 report reveals. The analysis showed a boom in DDoS attacks that were closely linked to the pandemic. Key stats Boom in attacks: From February to September 2020, the number of DDoS attacks nearly doubled and was on average 98% higher than in the same period last year. It Is estimated that there were 50 million DDoS … More ? The post DDoS attacks surge as cybercriminals take advantage of the pandemic appeared first on Help Net Security .

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International law enforcement effort pulls off Emotet botnet takedown

Law enforcement and judicial authorities worldwide have effected a global takedown of the Emotet botnet, Europol announced today. “The Emotet infrastructure essentially acted as a primary door opener for computer systems on a global scale. Once this unauthorised access was established, these were sold to other top-level criminal groups to deploy further illicit activities such data theft and extortion through ransomware. Investigators have now taken control of its infrastructure in an international coordinated action,” they … More ? The post International law enforcement effort pulls off Emotet botnet takedown appeared first on Help Net Security .