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DNS amplification attacks double in Q1 2018

DNS amplification types of DDoS attacks doubled in the first quarter of 2018 over last quarter, and spiked nearly 700 percent year-over-year, according to Nexusguard. Nexusguard’s scanning and attack Memcached honeypot Nexusguard’s Q1 2018 Threat Report, which analyzes thousands of global cyber attacks, reported that 55 of the attacks were due to exploited Memcached servers. The vulnerable servers pose a significant new risk if not properly configured, similar to exposed servers enabled by DNSSEC, a … More ? The post DNS amplification attacks double in Q1 2018 appeared first on Help Net Security .

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DNS amplification attacks double in Q1 2018

Surge in memcached-based reflected DDoS attacks is due to misconfigured servers

Massive memcached-based reflection DDoS attacks with an unprecedented amplification factor have been ongoing for the last few days, by taking advantage of memcached servers exposed to the Internet. What is memcached? Memcached is a distributed memory caching system and is used to speed up dynamic database-driven websites and Internet-facing services by caching data and objects in RAM. It is often deployed in data center, cloud, and IaaS networks. According to both Rapid7 and SANS ISC, … More ?

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Surge in memcached-based reflected DDoS attacks is due to misconfigured servers