2017
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Flaws found in Linksys routers that could be used to create a botnet
Engineers working on firmware updates Multiple models of Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Routers have vulnerabilities that might be exploited to create a botnet, security researchers at IOActive warn.…
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How The New York Times Handled Unprecedented Election-Night Traffic Spike
When he woke up the morning of October 21, 2016, Nick Rockwell did the same thing he had done first thing every morning since The New York Times…
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Hajime IoT worm infects devices to head off Mirai
Mirai is the name of the worm that has taken control of many IoT devices around the world and used them to mount DDoS attacks, the most high-profile…
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Criminals Leverage CLDAP Protocol to Conduct Amplified DDoS Attacks
Distributed denial-of-service attacks have quickly become one of the favorite tools among cyber criminals around the world. It appears some groups are taking things to the next level…
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IoT malware clashes in a botnet territory battle
The Hajime malware is competing with the Mirai malware to enslave some IoT devices Mirai — a notorious malware that’s been enslaving IoT devices — has competition. A…
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‘One in five’ British firms hit by cyber attack in 2016
One in five British firms was hit by a cyber attack last year, research from the British Chambers of Commerce suggests Cyber attacks are a growing threat to…
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CLDAP reflection attacks may be the next big DDoS technique
Security researchers discovered a new reflection attack method using CLDAP that can be used to generate destructive but efficient DDoS campaigns. DDoS campaigns have been growing to enormous…
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Hackers attacking WordPress sites via home routers
Administrators of sites using the popular blogging platform WordPress face a new challenge: hackers are launching coordinated brute-force attacks on the administration panels of WordPress sites via unsecured…
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Did hackers fix the Brexit vote with DDoS?
The concerns around nation-state hackers echoes recent concerns regarding the US and French presidential elections. A new report has raised concerns about the possible interference by nation-state hackers…