2013
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Attackers Wage Network Time Protocol-Based DDoS Attacks
Attackers have begun exploiting an oft-forgotten network protocol in a new spin on distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, as researchers spotted a spike in so-called NTP reflection attacks this…
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NatWest hit by Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attack
NatWest has been hit by a ‘cyber attack’, leaving customers unable to access online accounts. The bank’s online banking service was disrupted after it was deliberately bombarded with internet…
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Lessons From 5 Advanced Attacks Of 2013
Distributed denial-of-service attacks targeted application and business-logic weaknesses to take down systems; fraudsters used encryption to scramble victims’ data until they paid a ransom; and, attackers increasingly targeted…
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Butterfly botnet ‘mastermind’ jailed
A Slovenian accused of writing the code for a botnet that infected nearly 13 million computers is jailed for nearly five years.
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The Changing Trends of DDoS Attacks
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks certainly aren’t new. I’ve been talking about them for years. However, they have been changing. The traditional style of attack, the flood-the-target type that…
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DDoS trojan ferrets SMB data
A new distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) bot has been discovered targeting real estate companies and other small and medium-sized businesses. Arbor Networks researcher Dennis Schwarz found the malware after receiving…
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ZeroAccess botnet down for good?
When Microsoft and various law enforcement agencies around the world disrupted the ZeroAccess botnet at the beginning of December, they did not expect to fully eliminate it. After…
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Casino DDoS duo caged for five years after blackmail buyout threat
Polish crims demanded 50% of gambling biz, on pain of firm-killing cyber attacks A pair of cyber-extortionists who attempted to blackmail a Manchester-based online casino with threats of…
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China’s central bank hit by DDoS after Bitcoin blitz
Reports claim revenge attack after digi-currency restrictions Angry Bitcoin users are suspected of DDoS-ing the website of China’s central bank following tough new restrictions it levied this week…
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7 Security Trends to Expect in 2014
Computer systems, in many peoples’ eyes, are there to be hacked — and that means fraudsters are always working on new ways to exploit vulnerabilities. So what does…