2013
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C&C PHP script for staging DDoS attacks sold on underground forums
Earlier this year, US-CERT has deemed it important to release an alert about publicly accessible open recursive DNS servers that are increasingly being used in DNS amplification attacks…
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9/11 DDoS Alert for Banks, Agencies
U.S. and Israeli government agencies and banking institutions should be on alert for a potential Sept. 11 wave of distributed-denial-of-service attacks launched by the same groups behind the…
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Timing is an influential risk-factor for cyber attacks
There are several dates throughout the year that are notorious for wreaking havoc on businesses via DDoS attacks, data breaches and even malware or botnet assaults. According to…
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Malware culprit fingered in mysterious Tor traffic spike
Spammy botnet got sneaky Security researchers believe they have identified the botnet responsible for a recent spike in traffic on the anonymizing Tor network, but the exact purpose…
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Android malware spotted hitching a ride on mobile botnet
Obad boy enlists an ally for Google spam splurge Kaspersky Lab has reported the first sighting of mobile malware (Android, of course) that piggybacks on the back of…
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Android malware spotting hitching a ride on mobile botnet
Obad boy enlists an ally for Google spam splurge Kaspersky Lab has reported the first sighting of mobile malware (Android, of course) that piggybacks on the back of…
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SatoshiDice hit by DDoS attack, but bets continue
Bitcoin gambling site SatoshiDice has recovered after being felled for several days by a DDoS attack. The site went down several days ago, and was inaccessible from the…
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Massive spike of Tor users caused by Mevade botnet
When Project Tor director Roger Dingledine recently drew the public's attention to the unusual and considerable rise in the number of Tor users, he invited people to speculate…
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Understanding and defending against Denial of Service attacks
Denial of Service (DoS) attacks continue to be on the rise, which is no surprise given our ever-growing dependency on Web-based services, coupled with the fact that these…
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Tor traffic torrent: It ain’t the Syrians, it’s the BOTS
‘No humans are behind these clients’ The recent spike in traffic on the Tor anonymizing relay network is probably due to botnet activity rather than any recent political developments,…