2013
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Large-scale DDoS attacks grow bigger and more diversified
In addition to increasing attack sizes, attack volume grew in Q4 2012 and reached the highest number of attacks Prolexic has logged for one quarter, according to Prolexic.…
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The dark cloud over US bank Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks
Some in the US point the finger at Iran. Another group called the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters, motivated by the US Government’s inability to remove an anti-Muslim…
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Waledac botmasters use Virut malware to build a new botnet
Despite having been swooped down on by security companies and law enforcement a couple of times, the botmasters of the Waledac (Kelihos) botnet refuse to give up and…
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China mobile users in botnet warning
As Chinese mobile subscriber numbers boom, security researchers warn of a million-strong botnet operating thanks to Trojan infections within apps.
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New White House petition seeks to legitimize Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks
This week, a petition was filed on the White House’s “We the People” website that aims to legitimize the use of distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) as a legitimate…
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DDoS attackers on U.S. banks get help from hired botnets
It's already common knowledge that major commercial bank in the U.S. are under a new series of DDoS attacks. As with the first one, the responsibility for this…