Tag: ddos
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New XWorm RAT Campaign Leverages Phishing and CVE-2018-0802 Excel Exploit to Bypass Detection
Tags: attack, control, cve, cyber, cybercrime, data, ddos, detection, exploit, marketplace, phishing, ransomware, rat, theft, windowsXWorm, a multi-functional .NET”‘based RAT first observed in 2022, remains actively traded across cybercrime marketplaces and continues to attract both low-skilled and advanced operators thanks to its rich feature set and plugin-based architecture. Once deployed, it enables full remote control of compromised Windows systems, including data theft, remote desktop control, DDoS attacks, and ransomware execution.…
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Phishing campaign chains old Office flaw with fileless XWorm RAT to evade detection
Fileless .NET stage and a modular XWorm core: Beyond initial access, Fortinet observed a fileless .NET stage loaded directly into memory, followed by process hollowing into msbuild.exe, a legitimate Microsoft build tool capable of executing .NET code. The choice of msbuild.exe aligns with the malware’s runtime requirements while helping it blend into normal system activity.”A…
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Phishing campaign chains old Office flaw with fileless XWorm RAT to evade detection
Fileless .NET stage and a modular XWorm core: Beyond initial access, Fortinet observed a fileless .NET stage loaded directly into memory, followed by process hollowing into msbuild.exe, a legitimate Microsoft build tool capable of executing .NET code. The choice of msbuild.exe aligns with the malware’s runtime requirements while helping it blend into normal system activity.”A…
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Phishing campaign chains old Office flaw with fileless XWorm RAT to evade detection
Fileless .NET stage and a modular XWorm core: Beyond initial access, Fortinet observed a fileless .NET stage loaded directly into memory, followed by process hollowing into msbuild.exe, a legitimate Microsoft build tool capable of executing .NET code. The choice of msbuild.exe aligns with the malware’s runtime requirements while helping it blend into normal system activity.”A…
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Feiniu NAS Devices Hit in Massive Netdragon Botnet Attack Exploiting Unpatched Vulnerabilities
Tags: attack, backdoor, botnet, cyber, ddos, exploit, infrastructure, malware, network, vulnerabilityFeiniu fnOS network-attached storage (NAS) devices have been pulled into a large Netdragon botnet after attackers exploited still-unpatched vulnerabilities, turning home and small”‘business storage into infrastructure for DDoS attacks.”‹ The malware opens an HTTP backdoor on port 57132, letting attackers run arbitrary system commands remotely via crafted GET requests to the /api path. Using traffic fingerprints from…
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: AI Skill Malware, 31Tbps DDoS, Notepad++ Hack, LLM Backdoors and More
Cyber threats are no longer coming from just malware or exploits. They’re showing up inside the tools, platforms, and ecosystems organizations use every day. As companies connect AI, cloud apps, developer tools, and communication systems, attackers are following those same paths.A clear pattern this week: attackers are abusing trust. Trusted updates, trusted marketplaces, trusted apps,…
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Top 10 Best DDoS Protection Service Providers for 2026
In the ever-evolving digital landscape of 2025, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have become more potent and frequent than ever. These attacks, which aim to overwhelm a website or network with a flood of malicious traffic, can bring down services, cause significant financial losses, and damage a company’s reputation. Today’s attacks are not just…
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Mehr Angriffe, höhere Lasten: Bilanz zur DDoS-Lage 2025
Im Jahr 2025 hat sich die weltweite Bedrohungslage durch DDoS-Angriffe deutlich verschärft, mit einer mehr als verdoppelten Anzahl und gestiegener Intensität der Attacken gegenüber dem Vorjahr. Besonders betroffen waren Netzwerkebenen-Angriffe, die einen Großteil der Vorfälle ausmachten und sich vor allem gegen kritische Infrastrukturen wie Telekommunikationsunternehmen richteten. Auffällig waren zudem regionale Verschiebungen bei Zielen und Quellen……
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DDoS deluge: Brit biz battered as botnet blitzes break records
UK leaps to sixth in global flood charts as mega-swarm unleashes 31.4 Tbps Yuletide pummeling First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/02/06/uk_climbs_up_ddos_hit/
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Record-breaking 31.4 Tbps DDoS attack hits in November 2025, stopped by Cloudflare
AISURU/Kimwolf botnet hit a record 31.4 Tbps DDoS attack lasting 35 seconds in Nov 2025, which Cloudflare automatically detected and blocked. The AISURU/Kimwolf botnet was linked to a record-breaking DDoS attack that peaked at 31.4 Tbps and lasted just 35 seconds. Cloudflare said the November 2025 incident was part of a surge in hyper-volumetric HTTP…
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Neuer Rekord: Cloudflare wehrt beispiellose DDoS-Datenflut ab
Cloudflare hat erstmals einen DDoS-Angriff mit einer Datenrate von über 30 Tbps abgewehrt. Aber auch sonst nehmen DDoS-Attacken rapide zu. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/neuer-rekord-cloudflare-wehrt-beispiellose-ddos-datenflut-ab-2602-205086.html
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AISURU/Kimwolf Botnet Launches Record-Setting 31.4 Tbps DDoS Attack
The distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet known as AISURU/Kimwolf has been attributed to a record-setting attack that peaked at 31.4 Terabits per second (Tbps) and lasted only 35 seconds.Cloudflare, which automatically detected and mitigated the activity, said it’s part of a growing number of hyper-volumetric HTTP DDoS attacks mounted by the botnet in the fourth quarter…
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Pro-Russian group Noname057(16) launched DDoS attacks on Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
Italy stopped Russian-linked cyberattacks targeting Foreign Ministry offices and Winter Olympics websites and hotels, Foreign Minister Tajani said. Italy has thwarted a series of Russian-linked cyberattacks aimed at Foreign Ministry offices, including one in Washington, as well as Winter Olympics websites and hotels in Cortina d’Ampezzo, according to Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. >>We have foiled…
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Police shut down global DDoS operation, arrest 20-year-old
Police officers from Poland’s Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime (CBZC) have arrested a 20-year-old man suspected of carrying out global DDoS attacks targeting … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/05/ddos-poland-suspect-arrested/
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Cyberangriffe auf die Finanzbranche haben sich verdoppelt
Der Finanzsektor tritt in eine neue Ära der Cyberrisiken ein, die durch kampagnenorientierte DDoS-Angriffe, heimliche Datenkompromittierung und hochwirksame Ransomware-Ökosysteme geprägt ist. Die starke Zunahme sämtlicher bedeutender Angriffskategorien im Jahr 2025 unterstreicht die zunehmende Raffinesse First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/cyberangriffe-auf-die-finanzbranche-haben-sich-verdoppelt/a43525/
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Aisuru botnet sets new record with 31.4 Tbps DDoS attack
The Aisuru/Kimwolf botnet launched a new massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in December 2025, peaking at 31.4 Tbps and 200 million requests per second. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/aisuru-botnet-sets-new-record-with-314-tbps-ddos-attack/
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Smarter DDoS security at scale
Block first, ask questions later: One way to minimize the impact of encrypted attack traffic is to simply drop it before decrypting. There are several methods we employ to filter out the garbage quickly and efficiently:Known source blocking: Many attackers are now using open internet proxies to hide the source of their HTTPS attacks. We constantly…
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NSFOCUS Enters the Global Top Tier of DDoS Security: NSFOCUS DDoS Solutions Positioned in the MarketsandMarkets Star Quadrant
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan 21, 2026 Recently, MarketsandMarkets, a globally recognized market research and consulting firm, released its Global DDoS Protection and Mitigation Security Market Global Forecast to 2030 report, providing a comprehensive assessment of industry trends, technology evolution, and leading vendors worldwide. Based on its mature technology stack, comprehensive solution portfolio, and strong market…The…
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UK NCSC warns of Russia-linked hacktivists DDoS attacks
The UK government warns Russia-linked hacktivists are still carrying out DDoS attacks on critical infrastructure and local government systems The UK government warns that Russia-linked hacktivists are continuing DDoS attacks against critical infrastructure and local government systems. >>Today, 19th January 2026, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) a part of GCHQ has issued an […] First…
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What’s On the Tube Or Rather in the Tube: Kimwolf Targets Android-based TVs and Streaming Devices
Kimwolf botnet exploits smart gadgets for DDoS attacks, highlighting security lapses in device protection and supply chains. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/whats-on-the-tube-or-rather-in-the-tube-kimwolf-targets-android-based-tvs-and-streaming-devices/
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2025 Threat Landscape in Review: Lessons for Businesses Moving Into 2026
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, authentication, awareness, backdoor, breach, business, captcha, cloud, compliance, container, control, credentials, credit-card, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, ddos, defense, encryption, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, google, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, leak, malicious, mitigation, monitoring, network, pypi, risk, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerability, windows2025 Threat Landscape in Review: Lessons for Businesses Moving Into 2026 andrew.gertz@t“¦ Thu, 01/15/2026 – 16:48 Nadav Avital – Senior Director of Threat Research at Thales More About This Author > 2025 was a year that tested how businesses think about security. Some attacks happened in new, unexpected ways, while others employed old tricks, taken…
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ICE Agent Doxxing Site DDoS-ed Via Russian Servers
DDoS-ers are striking a website linked to a data breach at the Department of Homeland Security First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ice-agent-doxxing-site-ddosed/
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Lumen disrupts AISURU and Kimwolf botnet by blocking over 550 C2 servers
Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs blocked over 550 C2 servers tied to the AISURU/Kimwolf botnet used for DDoS attacks and proxy abuse. Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs disrupted over 550 command-and-control servers linked to the AISURU and Kimwolf botnet, a major network used for DDoS attacks and proxy abuse. Acting as a DDoS-for-hire service, Aisuru avoids government…
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Hackerangriff löst Fehlalarm in Halle aus
Offenbar haben Cyberkriminelle einen Sirenenalarm in der Stadt Halle ausgelöst.In der Stadt Halle (Saale) ist es am Samstag (10. Januar) zu einem Fehlalarm gekommen. Gegen 22 Uhr heulten alle betriebsfähigen Sirenen auf, begleitet von einer englischsprachigen Durchsage: “Active shooter. Lockdown now” (Bewaffneter Angreifer aktiv. Sofortiger Lockdown). Wie die Stadtverwaltung mitteilte, handelt es sich bei der…
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Ex-SonicWall Channel Chief Michelle Ragusa-McBain Joins Corero Network Security
Industry veteran Michelle Ragusa-McBain, who was formerly global channel chief at cybersecurity giant SonicWall, has taken the top channel role at DDoS protection vendor Corero Network Security. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/ex-sonicwall-channel-chief-michelle-ragusa-mcbain-joins-corero-network-security
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Millions of Android Powered TVs and Streaming Devices Infected by Kimwolf Botnet
Synthient discovers over 2 million Android TV boxes and smart TVs hijacked by the Kimwolf botnet. Learn how hackers are using home devices to launch DDoS attacks and how you can protect your home network. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/android-tv-streaming-devices-infected-kimwolf-botnet/
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Why Arbor Edge Defense and CDN-Based DDoS protection are better together
Tags: ai, attack, botnet, cloud, control, data, ddos, defense, firewall, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, mitigation, network, router, threat, vulnerabilityLow-volume, stealthy application-layer attacksTransmission Control Protocol (TCP) state exhaustion attacksOutbound threats from compromised internal hostsAttacks that bypass CDN routing (for example, direct-to-IP attacks)These gaps leave critical infrastructure vulnerable, especially when attackers use dynamic, multivector techniques designed to evade upstream defenses. Arbor Edge Defense: The first and last line of defense: NETSCOUT’s AED is uniquely positioned…
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5 myths about DDoS attacks and protection
Myth 2: DDoS attacks only involve flooding networks with large amounts of traffic.: In the early days of DDoS, the vast majority of attacks were large traffic floods. However, DDoS attacks have evolved over time, becoming more surgically targeted and complex. The media continues to report on the largest, most shocking attacks that are terabits…
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Kimwolf Android Botnet Infects Over 2 Million Devices via Exposed ADB and Proxy Networks
The botnet known as Kimwolf has infected more than 2 million Android devices by tunneling through residential proxy networks, according to findings from Synthient.”Key actors involved in the Kimwolf botnet are observed monetizing the botnet through app installs, selling residential proxy bandwidth, and selling its DDoS functionality,” the company said in an analysis published last…
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Kimwolf Android Botnet Infects Over 2 Million Devices via Exposed ADB and Proxy Networks
The botnet known as Kimwolf has infected more than 2 million Android devices by tunneling through residential proxy networks, according to findings from Synthient.”Key actors involved in the Kimwolf botnet are observed monetizing the botnet through app installs, selling residential proxy bandwidth, and selling its DDoS functionality,” the company said in an analysis published last…