2015
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Here’s how the NSA spied on UN leaders and targeted DDoS attackers
XKeyscore runs on Linux-based servers across 150 field sites scattered across the globe. No matter what you’ve done on the internet, you can bet the National Security Agency…
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DDoSers call 1988 and want its routing protocol hacked
500 routers whip up colossal DDOS over ye olde RIP protocol Attackers are exploiting an ancient networking protocol to enslave small home and office routers in distributed denial…
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‘Zombie’ network protocols become DDoS threats
Attackers won’t let RIPv1 rest in peace. Attackers continue to search for obsolete protocols that are no longer used but still running on networked computer systems in order…
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Anonymous DDoS UAE banking websites
Several UAE banks were hit by a co-ordinated cyber attack, known in the trade as a distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, on Tuesday, crippling e-banking operations and websites, and leaving…
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Rise in DDoS reflection attacks using abandoned routing protocol
There's been an increase in the use of outdated Routing Information Protocol version one (RIPv1) for reflection and amplification attacks, according to Akamai. RIPv1 is a fast, easy…
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Anonymous celebrates Canada Day with DDos attacks
For Canadians, July 1 is Canada Day—but to Anonymous, it’s also the perfect occasion to launch a protest campaign of distributed denial of service (DDos) attacks. The internet…
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DDoS Attackers Exploiting ’80s-Era Routing Protocol
Latest wave of DDoS attacks abuses small office-home routers via the 27-year-old, outdated Routing Information Protocol Version 1 (RIPv1). An outdated and long-forgotten routing protocol is the latest…
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CSIS website goes down due to DDoS attack
The website for CSIS, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, appears to have gone down again — less than 24 hours after a suspected rogue hacker took the site…
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Vegan eats BeEf, gets hooked
Bad taste still lingers Botnet slaughterer Brian Wallace has created a module to detect when attackers are using the popular browser-busting BeEF hacking framework.…
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Protests or profiteering? Whether it’s Anonymous, the Cyber Caliphate or Cyber Berkut, the hack remains the same
“Hacktivism” has been around since the Cult of the Dead Cow in the 1980s; only the names have changed. Where we once heard about Chaos Computer Club and…