2020
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UPnP vulnerability lets attackers steal data, scan internal networks
A vulnerability (CVE-2020-12695) in Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), which is implemented in billions of networked and IoT devices – personal computers, printers, mobile devices, routers, gaming consoles,…
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Kinda goes without saying, but shore up your admin passwords or be borged by this brute-forcing botnet
Publishing platforms, hosts being targeted by Stealthworker malware Servers are being targeted with a malware attack that uses its infected hosts to brute-force other machines.…
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Kind of goes without saying, but fix your admin passwords or risk getting borged by this brute-forcing botnet
Publishing platforms, hosts being targeted by Stealthworker malware Servers are being targeted with a malware attack that uses its infected hosts to brute-force other machines.…
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Huge Cyberattacks Attempt To Silence Black Rights Movement With DDoS Attacks
After the death of George Floyd and the subsequent protests across the U.S., cyberattacks on advocacy groups spiked by an astonishing 1,120 times. It’s unclear who is behind…
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RangeAmp DDoS attacks can take down websites and CDN servers
A team of Chinese academics has found a new way to abuse HTTP packets to amplify web traffic and bring down websites and content delivery networks (CDNs). Named…
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Oh cool, tech service prices are plummeting. And by tech services, we mean botnet rentals and stolen credit cards
Supply and demand in action Crime has never been cheaper to pull off, so long as you’re not particular about quality.…
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What’s trending on the underground market?
Trust has eroded among criminal interactions, causing a switch to e-commerce platforms and communication using Discord, which both increase user anonymization, Trend Micro reveals. Popular underground goods and…
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NXNSAttack technique can be abused for large-scale DDoS attacks
New vulnerability in DNS server software can be leveraged for DDoS attacks with an 1620x amplification factor. A team of academics from Israel has disclosed today details about…
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Are you Ready for These 26 Different Types of DDoS Attacks?
The scourge of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks has been a major concern for businesses and governments for more than two decades. First reported in 1996, this is a…
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Client-side web security
To address attacks such as XSS, Magecart and other card skimming exploits found in modern eCommerce environments, the use of client-side web security methods is beginning to emerge…