2018
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DNS amplification attacks double in Q1 2018
DNS amplification types of DDoS attacks doubled in the first quarter of 2018 over last quarter, and spiked nearly 700 percent year-over-year, according to Nexusguard. Nexusguard’s scanning and…
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US senators get digging to find out the truth about FCC DDoS attack
And why serial self-promoter John McAfee is a security expert on Russian hacking Senate Democrats are pressing government officials to explain their claims on election tampering and cyberattacks.…
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Protecting consumers from mobile and IoT threats
A new report by Allot Communications revealed a dynamic and automated threat landscape in which consumers lack the security expertise to effectively protect themselves. Mobile and Internet of…
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OMG, that’s downright Wicked: Botnet authors twist corpse of Mirai into new threats
Infamous IoT menace lives on in its hellspawn Cybercrooks are using the infamous Mirai IoT botnet as a framework to quickly add in new exploits and functionalities, it…
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DHS, FBI warn about malware tied to North Korean threat actor
US-CERT has released a new technical alert on malware used by Hidden Cobra, a threat actor whose activities they believe to be directed by the North Korean government.…
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Starbucks site slurped, Z-Wave locks clocked, mad Mac Monero mining malware and much more
Some security bites for the long weekend Roundup While this week was dominated by news of a new Spectre variant , the VPNFilter botnet , and TalkTalk’s…