2014
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Facebook scuttles 250k-strong crypto-currency botnet
As noose tightens, VXer pleades: ‘Stop breaking my ballz’ Facebook has taken down a Greek botnet that at its peak compromised 50,000 accounts and infected 250,000 computers to…
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Dispelling the myths behind DDoS attacks
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…
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June – The month of DDoS attacks
The list of DDoS attacks in the month of June has made for grim reading. High-profile sites have been targeted by extortion demands, online games got disrupted and…
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Week in review: DDoS attacks becoming more effective, and how to build trust between business and IT
Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news, articles and interviews: Gathering and using threat intelligence In this interview, Tomer Teller, Security Innovation Manager at…
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eToro’s Website down Due to Malicious DDOS Attacks, Functionality Restored
Thursday has turned out to be somewhat of a more busy day for social trading platform eToro than usual. According to a company statement, the company’s service has…
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Could Cookies Be Used to Launch DoS Attacks?
Giant cookies could be used to create a denial of service (DoS) on blog networks, says infosec researcher Bogdan Calin. Such an attack would work by feeding users…
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Cybercrooks breed SELF-CLONING MUTANT that STEALS your BANK DETAILS
Fresh Cridex variant plays merry hell via email Cybercrooks have put together a botnet client which bundles in worm-like functionality that gives it the potential to spread quickly.…
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MONSTER COOKIES can nom nom nom ALL THE BLOGS
Blog networks can be force-fed more than they can chew Giant cookies could be used to create a denial of service (DoS) on blog networks, says infosec researcher…
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The World Cup of DDoS Attacks
Hacktivist for Operation Hacking Cup #OpHackingCup took down the Brazil World Cup site and have targeted hundreds of other sites. This was not the first time a major…
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DDoS attacks are becoming more effective
Disruptive cyber-attacks are becoming more effective at breaching security defenses, causing major disruption and sometimes bringing down organizations for whole working days, according to a new globa…