Hackforums leak Malicious code used to press-gang IoT connected devices into a botnet was leaked online over the weekend.…
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DDoS attacks: For the hell of it or targeted – how do you see them off?
Cloud-based DDoS defences introduce delays Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks can be painful and debilitating. How can you defend against them? Originally, out-of-band or scrubbing-centre DDoS protection was the only show in town, but another approach, inline mitigation, provides a viable and automatic alternative.…
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DDoS attacks: For the hell of it or targeted – how do you see them off?
Meet DDoSaaS: Distributed Denial of Service-as-a-Service
Cracking the grey market in rent-a-borkers Analysis It’s not often an entirely new and thriving sector of the “digital economy” – one hitherto unmentioned by the popular press – floats to the surface of the lake in broad daylight, waving a tentacle at us.…
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Israeli Pentagon DDoSers explain their work, get busted by FBI
There’s not much more than fine print between stress testing and DDoS-as-a-service Two Israeli men have been arrested for running a distributed-denial-of service-as-a-service site, after one seemingly claimed to attack the Pentagon.…
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Israeli Pentagon DDoSers explain their work, get busted by FBI
Linode fends off multiple DDOS attacks
Nowhere near as bad as its ten-day Christmas cracker, but something seems to be afoot Cloud hosting outfit Linode has again come under significant denial of service (DoS) attack.…
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Linode fends off multiple DDOS attacks
Blizzard blighted by another DDoS storm
Someone likes fragging servers Blizzard, the game developer behind World of Warcraft and Overwatch, was hit by another DDoS attack on Tuesday.…
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Blizzard blighted by another DDoS storm
EasyDoc malware adds Tor backdoor to Macs for botnet control
Smugness levels cut among Apple fanbois Security firm Bitdefender has issued an alert about a malicious app that hands over control of Macs to criminals via Tor.…
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Hydra hacker bot spawns internet of things DDoS clones
LizardStresser makes a messer of Brazil banks, gamer outfits Lizard Squad may be mostly behind bars, but their LizardStresser botnet has spawned more than 100 clones.…
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Hydra hacker bot spawns internet of things DDoS clones
25,000 malware-riddled CCTV cameras form network-crashing botnet
Watching us and borking you A massive network of hacked CCTV cameras is being used to bring down computers around the world, we’re told.…
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25,000 malware-riddled CCTV cameras form network-crashing botnet
Botnet-powered ballot stuffing suspected in 2nd referendum petition
‘Tiny fraction of the overall count’ however A petition for a second EU referendum in the UK has been hit by suspicions of computer automated ballot stuffing, possibly by politically motivated hackers.…
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Botnet-powered ballot stuffing suspected in 2nd referendum petition