DDoSInfo

2018

14 Dec 2018

DDoS News, DDoS Vendors

Attackers increasingly exploiting vulnerabilities to enlarge their IoT botnets

Attackers looking to add IoT devices to their botnets are increasingly adding vulnerability exploitation to their attack arsenal, Netscout researchers warn. Instead on just relying on a list…
12 Dec 2018

DDoS Vendors

November 2018: Most wanted malware exposed

Check Point has published its latest Global Threat Index for November 2018. The index reveals that the Emotet botnet has entered the Index’s top 10 ranking after researchers…
7 Dec 2018

DDoS Criminals, DDoS Vendors

Old and new OpenSSH backdoors threaten Linux servers

OpenSSH, a suite of networking software that allows secure communications over an unsecured network, is the most common tool for system administrators to manage rented Linux servers. And…
4 Dec 2018

Security Websies

NTT Communications expands its DDoS Protection Services with DPS Max

NTT Communications expanded its DDoS Protection Services (DPS) with the addition of DPS Max. The new solution is the service for Global IP Network (GIN) customers that require…
28 Nov 2018

DDoS Criminals, DDoS Vendors

3ve Offline: Countless Windows PCs using 1.7m IP addresses hacked to ‘view’ up to 12 billion adverts a day

Feds, Google, security orgs dismantle fraud botnet, eight people charged A collection of cybersecurity companies, Google, and the Feds are sharing details on how they uncovered and dismantled…
27 Nov 2018

DDoS Criminals

Why you shouldn’t be worried about UPnP port masking

Last May, security firm Imperva wrote a blog post discussing a new proof of concept for bypassing DDoS mitigation after discovering reflected network protocols appearing on non-standard network…
26 Nov 2018

DDoS News, DDoS Vendors, Security Websies

For recent big data software vulnerabilities, botnets and coin mining are just the beginning

The phrase “with great power comes great responsibility” was excellent advice when Ben Parker said it to his nephew Peter, aka Spiderman. It is even more applicable to…
22 Nov 2018

DDoS News

Malware scum want to build a Linux botnet using Mirai

Hadoop YARN is the attack vector, so lock it away Diligent hackers have decided routers and cameras aren’t enough, and have reportedly crafted Mirai variants targeting Linux servers.…
20 Nov 2018

DDoS News, Security Websies

“Classic” bugs open TP-Link’s SafeStream Gigabit Broadband VPN Router to attack

Cisco Talos researchers have flagged four serious vulnerabilities in TP-Link’s SafeStream Gigabit Broadband VPN Router (TL-R600VPN). All four affect the device’s HTTP server, and can lead to denial…
15 Nov 2018

DDoS Criminals, DDoS News, DDoS Vendors

Cequence Security announces application security platform to stop bot attacks

Cequence Security released Cequence ASP, an application security platform that provides a scalable defense against the growing number of bot attacks affecting today’s hyper-connected organizations. These financially-motivated attacks…