2018
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A DDoS Knocked Spain’s Central Bank Offline
In a distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that began on Sunday, 26 August, and extended into today, Spain’s central bank was knocked offline. While Banco de Espana struggled to fight…
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Online Poker Sites Suffer DDoS Attacks
The online poker industry has recently been plagued by a spate of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, with three highly popular gaming websites being impacted by the…
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Sweden’s Social Democrats’ website hacked in attack linked to Russia and North Korea
The website of Sweden’s centre-left Social Democrats has been hacked for a second time, and the IP address responsible was linked to Russia and North Korea, according to…
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Cisco smells a RAT in Breaking Security’s Remcos PC wrangler
Researchers say pentesting software being used for botnets Cisco Talos says criminals are using one research company’s testing tools to set up and run botnets.…
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Cisco smells a RAT in Breaking Security’s Remcos tool
Researchers say pentesting software being used for botnets Cisco Talos says criminals are using one research company’s testing tools to set up and run botnets.…
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It’s Time To Protect Your Enterprise From DDoS Attacks
DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks feature amongst the most dreaded kinds of cyber attacks, for any enterprise today. This is especially because, as the name itself suggests,…
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DDoS Attack Volume Rose 50% in Q2 2018
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks aimed at disruption remain a massive problem for businesses big and small, despite the shutdown of the Webstresser DDoS-for-hire service. Attackers are…
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Alleged head of BitConnect cryptocurrency scam arrested in Dubai
BitConnect has been accused of operating an exit scam after duping investors out of millions of rupees. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is…
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Lawmakers want to know when Ajit Pai knew FCC’s cyberattack claim was false
Democratic lawmakers want to know why the agency didn’t inform consumers of the falsity of its claim sooner A group of House democrats want to know when FCC…
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The complete guide to understanding web applications security
MODERN businesses use web applications every day to do different things, from interacting and engaging with customers to supporting sales and operations. As a result, web applications are rich…