DDoSInfo

2019

18 Jun 2019

DDoS Criminals, DDoS News, DDoS Vendors

Vulnerable TP-Link Wi-Fi extenders open to attack, patch now!

Several TP-Link Wi-Fi extender devices sport a critical remote code execution vulnerability that could allow attackers to take over the devices and command them with the same privileges…
13 Jun 2019

DDoS News, DDoS Vendors

No Telegram today, protestors: Chinese boxes DDoS chat app amid Hong Kong protest

That Guns N’ Roses album* might be out soon… or not Chat app Telegram has reportedly been DDoS’d, with its downtime coinciding with protests in Hong Kong against…
7 Jun 2019

DDoS Vendors

Global communications service providers struggling to fend off growing number of DDoS attacks

Global communications service providers, whose businesses are predicated on continuous availability and reliable service levels, are struggling to fend off a growing number of DDoS attacks against their…
23 May 2019

DDoS Criminals, Security Websies

Microsoft wants to improve routing security

The Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS) initiative, supported by the Internet Society, announced that Microsoft has joined the program whose primary objective is to reduce the…
2 May 2019

DDoS Criminals

Attackers actively exploiting Atlassian Confluence and Oracle WebLogic flaws

Attackers are actively exploiting recently fixed vulnerabilities in Oracle WebLogic and the Widget Connector macro in Atlassian Confluence to deliver ransomware, mine cryptocurrency and make the compromised machines…
26 Apr 2019

DDoS Criminals, DDoS News, Security Websies

There’s NordVPN odd about this, right? Infosec types concerned over strange app traffic

Firm explains but security folk not appy with clarifications Weird things are afoot with NordVPN’s app and the traffic it generates – Reg readers have spotted it contacting…
25 Apr 2019

DDoS News, DDoS Vendors

The latest DDoS attacks are mostly multi-vector and morph over time

DDoS attacks continue to be an effective means to distract and confuse security teams while inflicting serious damage to brands, according to Neustar. Also, when comparing Q1 2019…
15 Apr 2019

DDoS Criminals

The correlation between DDoS attacks and cryptomining

There is a direct correlation between cryptocurrency and DDoS attacks. As the price of cryptocurrency dropped in 2018, leading to decreased profits from cryptomining, hackers on the black…
4 Apr 2019

DDoS Criminals, Security Websies

iovation provides new ways to stop fraud without inconveniencing good customers

iovation, a TransUnion company, released a series of updates to its online fraud prevention and authentication products. The additions increase security for businesses and reduce friction for consumers…
28 Mar 2019

DDoS Criminals, DDoS Vendors

Huawei’s half-arsed router patching left kit open to botnets: Chinese giant was warned years ago – then bungled it

ISP alerted biz to UPnP flaw in 2013. Years later, same flaw kept cropping up Exclusive Huawei bungled its response to warnings from an ISP’s code review…