Direct message command and control hides in the walla walla rhubarb. London security researcher Paul Amar has built a tool capable of exploiting Twitter’s extended direct messaging function for covert botnet command and control.…
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Twitter DM character limit liberation spells opportunity for botnets
Concerted assaults on five providers and counting FastMail has become the latest web services company to get taken down by distributed denial of service (DDoS) raiders who are trying to extort Bitcoins in exchange for internet access.…
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FastMail falls over as web service extortionists widen attacks and up their prices
Launch of ProtonMail 3.0 now knocked back ProtonMail has announced that it has successfully mitigated the DDoS attacks which had hobbled it since last week, while also confirming security systems had not been breached.…
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ProtonMail ‘mitigates’ DDoS attacks, says security not breached
Maybe if you hadn’t paid the ransom to the wrong attackers it would be over Encrypted email provider ProtonMail is still being hit by a DDoS attack from what appears to be a nation state, as well as a secondary and separate lower-level assault from an identified assailant. However, the service is now operating normally, it seems.…
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ProtonMail DDoS wipeout: Day 6. Yes, we’re still under attack
Website unable to process online transactions Scandi finance house Swedbank has been hit by a DDoS attack, which has taken down access to online banking via its website.…
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Swedbank smacked by DDoS attack
Using blog site and Twitter to issue updates Secure webmail outfit ProtonMail is still fighting against a sustained DDoS attack that has left its service largely unavailable since Tuesday.…
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ProtonMail still under attack by DDoS bombardment
Bunch of online resellers hit by serious issues this week British e-tailers are trying to manage website disruption after they were systematically targeted this week by DDoS extortionists.…
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Cyber-miscreants use Brit e-tailers as personal cash machines
Hacker fingered for heroin stunt takes the stand A Ukrainian man extradited from Italy has gone on trial in New Jersey accused of running a botnet and dealing in stolen credit cards.…
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Alleged Ukrainian botnet herder faces 43 years after Italian job snafu