CyberVor, huh, yeah. What is it good for? Anecdotal evidence is emerging that the Russian botnet raiders behind the “biggest-ever” password theft have begun attacks against web services using stolen login credentials.…
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Gang behind ‘1.2 billion’ megahack ransack is pwning our customers – hosting firm
The cyber crooks behind the Kelihos botnet are, once again, trying to swell the number of computers included in it. They are trying a novel approach: posing as a “community Russian programmers,” …
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Kelihos botmasters target Russian patriots to expand botnet
XBox and Battle.net networks also targeted by DDoSers As Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks hosed not only Playstation Network but also XBox and Battle.net networks, it has emerged that a fake bomb threat grounded US flight 362, while Sony Entertainment Online chief John Smedley was aboard the aircraft.…
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Hack skirmish grounded Sony exec’s flight after FAKE bomb scare
Wise to attackers’ exploitation of the Network Time Protocol (NTP) vulnerability to create distributed reflection denial of service (DrDoS) attacks, information security executives thwarted these type…
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DDoS attack volumes plummet as NTP servers got patched
Cybersecurity is a never-ending battle requiring around-the-clock attention. From malware to DDoS to APT attacks, front-line IT security teams are being constantly bombarded. With all this attention o…
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Looking at insider threats from the outside
An analysis of 400 million search engine visits to 10,000 sites done by Incapsula researchers has revealed details that might be interesting to web operators and SEO professionals. Namely, that:G…
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Fake GoogleBots are third most common DDoS attacker
A new malware that researchers have dubbed Mayhem is being used to target Linux and Unix web servers and has so far compromised over 1,400 Linux and FreeBSD servers around the world, warn researchers …
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Mayhem malware ropes Linux, UNIX servers into botnets
Zombies twitch, lurch to feet after FBI takedown The Gameover ZeuS malware is back from the dead just six weeks after a takedown operations that aimed to put a stake through the heart of the botnet, which is linked to the even more infamous CryptoLocker ransomware.…
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Gameover ZeuS botnet pulls dripping stake from heart, staggers back from the UNDEAD
RAM scrapers foisted on 60 terminals A botnet has compromised 60 point of sale (PoS) terminals by brute-force password attacks against poorly-secured connections, FireEye researchers say.…
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Brute-force bot busts shonky PoS passwords
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are quickly becoming the preferred method for cyber attackers to wreak havoc on the internet. With a recent spate of attention grabbing headlines focused o…
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Dispelling the myths behind DDoS attacks