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Devices Infected With New Ransomware Versions Will Execute DDoS Attacks
A combination of Ransomware and DDoS attacks is heralding a new wave of cyber attacks against consumers and enterprises around the world. Security experts are concerned this may…
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Cybercriminals add DDoS component to ransomware payloads
Instead of just encrypting data files on a workstation (plus any network drive it can find) and locking the machine, a new variant of the Cerber ransomware is…
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Japanese teens DDoS attack takes out 444 school websites
A Japanese teenager was charged on May 11 for allegedly launching a DDoS attack against the Osaka Board of Education, which shut down 444 school websites. The 16-year-old…
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Anonymous teams up with GhostSquad to attack major banks
Anonymous has joined forces with GhostSquad to launch successful cyberattacks on eight international banks that were forced to shut down their websites. The hacktivist collective alongside the hacker…
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Protect your apache server from WordPress Pingback DDoS attacks
A security researcher at SANS Technology Institute put out an advisory around 8 months ago when he discovered that WordPress’s “pingback” functionality contains an exploit allowing it to…
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Viking Horde botnet malware lurks on Google Play
Five apps on Google Play carry Viking Horde, a new malware family that ropes Android devices into an ad-clicking botnet, but can also make them send out spam,…