So lonely, so lonely without my hacked PCs Analysis Uncle Sam has infiltrated and somewhat knackered what it claims is a North Korea-operated botnet of hijacked Microsoft Windows computers.…
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‘DerpTroll’ derps into plea deal, admits DDoS attacks on EA, Steam, Sony game servers
Austin Thompson, 23, cops to $95,000 worth of damage The man accused over DDoS-bombing several online games hosts in 2013 and 2014 has entered a guilty plea under a deal with US authorities.…
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Mikrotik routers pwned en masse, send network data to mysterious box
Researchers uncover botnet malware pouncing on security holes More than 7,500 Mikrotik routers have been compromised with malware that logs and transmits network traffic data to an unknown control server.…
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Congress wants CVE stability, China wants your LinkedIn details, and Adobe wants you to patch Creative Cloud
Also: Belarus barely brushes botnet builder’s bankroll Another week has come and gone. This one included some Fortnite flaws , a nasty Intel bug , and a voting machine maker whining about hacking contests.…
NSA: We’re in YOUR BOTNET
Victims? More like SCAPEGOATS The NSA quietly commandeered a botnet targeting US Defence agencies to attack other victims including Chinese and Vietnamese dissidents, Snowden documents reveal.…
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Norks seed online games with malware in fiendish DDoS plot
Seoul police believe country’s love of gaming will be turned upon itself South Korea’s National Police Agency (NPA) is warning users not to download unofficial online games as they may contain malware designed by the North to compromise machines which can then be used to launch DDoS attacks on the country.…
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Norks seed online games with malware in fiendish DDoS plot