Tag: ddos
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Officials gain control of Rapper Bot DDoS botnet, charge lead developer and administrator
The DDoS botnet was among the powerful on record, allegedly exceeding six terrabits per second during its largest attack, authorities said. Victims are spread across 80 countries. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/rapper-bot-ddos-botnet-disrupted/
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Internet-wide Vulnerability Enables Giant DDoS Attacks
A good chunk of all websites today have been affected by the biggest DDoS risk on the Web since 2023. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/internet-wide-vulnerability-giant-ddos-attacks
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Cyberangriff auf Webseiten von politischen Parteien in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
DDoS: CDU, AfD und SPD-Websites zeitweise offline First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/shortnews/ddos-cdu-afd-spd-websites-offline
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9 things CISOs need know about the dark web
Tags: 2fa, access, ai, attack, automation, backup, blockchain, botnet, breach, captcha, ceo, ciso, communications, corporate, credentials, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, ddos, deep-fake, defense, detection, dns, exploit, extortion, finance, fraud, group, guide, hacking, identity, incident, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, international, jobs, law, leak, lockbit, malicious, malware, marketplace, mfa, monitoring, network, open-source, phishing, privacy, ransomware, resilience, risk, russia, saas, scam, service, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, tool, training, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayNew groups form after major marketplaces are disrupted: International takedown efforts damage infrastructure and curb cybercrime operations by disrupting larger operations, removing major players from the ecosystem and scattering user bases.However, the dark web is highly adaptive and sophisticated actors often maintain contingency plans, including mirrors, backups, and alternative forums, according to Edward Currie, associate…
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Win-DoS’ Zero-Click Exploit Could Weaponize Windows Infrastructure for DDoS Attacks
Security researchers have uncovered a “zero-click” denial-of-service chain that can silently turn thousands of Microsoft Windows Domain Controllers (DCs) into a globe-spanning botnet, raising fresh alarms in a year already defined by record-breaking distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) activity. DDoS attacks climbed 56% year-over-year in late-2024 according to Gcore’s latest Radar report, and Cloudflare’s network has already blocked…
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Sicherheits-News: Datenlecks (Google, Telekom); Schwachstellen (WinRAR, Windows) und mehr
Noch ein kleiner Sammelbeitrag zu Sicherheitsthemen. Es gibt mal wieder Datenlecks, bei Google, bei der Telekom etc. Die Software WinRAR enthält eine Schwachstelle, über die Schadsoftware ausgeliefert wird. Und Domain Controller mit Windows können in ein DDoS-Werkzeug verwandelt werden, die … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/08/11/sicherheits-news-datenlecks-google-telekom-schwachstellen-winrar-windows-und-mehr/
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‘Win-DDoS’: Researchers unveil botnet technique exploiting Windows domain controllers
Research revealed more DoS flaws: SafeBreach researchers also discovered CVE-2025-26673 in DC’s Netlogon service, where crafted RPC calls could crash the service remotely without authentication. By exploiting this weakness, attackers could knock out a critical Windows authentication component, potentially locking users out of domain resources until the system is rebooted. Similarly, CVE-2025-49716 targets Windows Local…
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Win-DDoS: Attackers can turn public domain controllers into DDoS agents
SafeBreach researchers have released details on several vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers to crash Windows Active Directory domain controllers (DCs), one … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/11/win-ddos-domain-controllers-ddos-vulnerability-cve-2025-32724/
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New Win-DDoS Flaws Let Attackers Turn Public Domain Controllers into DDoS Botnet via RPC, LDAP
A novel attack technique could be weaponized to rope thousands of public domain controllers (DCs) around the world to create a malicious botnet and use it to conduct power distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.The approach has been codenamed Win-DDoS by SafeBreach researchers Or Yair and Shahak Morag, who presented their findings at the DEF CON 33…
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5 Mythen über DDoS-Angriffe und Schutzmaßnahmen
Distributed-Denial-of-Service-Angriffe (DDoS) gibt es in vielen Formen und Größen, ebenso wie die Mythen, die sie umgeben. Diese DDoS können sich auf Motive, DDoS-Angriffsvektoren und -techniken, Abwehrstrategien und vieles mehr beziehen. DDoS-Mythen sind manchmal sogar gefährlicher als die Angriffe selbst, da die falschen Vorstellungen Unternehmen für andere Arten von Cyberangriffen anfällig machen, Abwehrstrategien in die falsche…
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What is a CISO? The top IT security leader role explained
Tags: access, authentication, breach, business, ceo, cio, cisa, ciso, compliance, computer, container, control, corporate, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, dns, encryption, exploit, finance, firewall, framework, fraud, guide, Hardware, healthcare, infosec, infrastructure, intelligence, international, jobs, kubernetes, mitigation, msp, mssp, network, nist, programming, RedTeam, regulation, risk, risk-management, security-incident, service, skills, software, strategy, technology, threat, training, vpn, zero-day, zero-trust. You’ll often hear people say the difference between the two is that CISOs focus entirely on information security issues, while a CSOs remit is wider, also taking in physical security as well as risk management.But reality is messier. Many companies, especially smaller ones, have only one C-level security officer, called a CSO, with IT…
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Top cybersecurity M&A deals for 2025
Tags: 5G, access, ai, api, apple, application-security, attack, automation, awareness, banking, breach, business, ceo, cisco, cloud, compliance, control, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, detection, edr, email, endpoint, finance, firewall, gitlab, government, group, ibm, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, leak, microsoft, mitigation, network, password, programming, risk, risk-management, saas, service, software, sophos, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, waf, zero-trustPalo Alto Networks to buy CyberArk for $25B as identity security takes center stage July 30, 2025: Palo Alto Networks is making what could be its biggest bet yet by agreeing to buy Israeli identity security company CyberArk for around $25 billion. “We envision Identity Security becoming the next major pillar of our multi-platform strategy, complementing our leadership…
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DDoS-Angriff auf einen IT-Dienstleister in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
DDoS-Angriff auf kommunale Websites First seen on brain-scc.de Jump to article: www.brain-scc.de/de/meldung/ddos-angriff-auf-kommunale-websites.html
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DDoS-Angriff auf die Website einer Stadtverwaltung in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
Wir sind wieder Online! Eine DDoS-Attacke legte unsere Webseite lahm First seen on stadt-luetzen.de Jump to article: www.stadt-luetzen.de/de/aktuelles/wir-sind-wieder-online.html
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DDoS-Angriff auf eine Kreisverwaltung in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
Cyberangriff trifft Wittenberg: Digitale Dienste zeitweise gestört First seen on mz.de Jump to article: www.mz.de/lokal/wittenberg/cyberangriff-trifft-wittenberg-digitale-dienste-zeitweise-gestort-4090823
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Cyberattacke auf Behörden Angriff legt über 30 Städte und Landkreise lahm
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/ddos-angriff-legt-kommunen-sachsen-anhalt-thueringen-lahm-a-5880168fc1b1bf12afb0beef883663f8/
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DDoS-Angriff auf die Website einer Stadtverwaltung in Thüringen, Deutschland
Cyberangriff legt Erfurt.de lahm First seen on ich-liebe-erfurt.de Jump to article: ich-liebe-erfurt.de/cyberangriff-legt-erfurt-de-lahm/
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DDoS-Angriff auf Webseiten von Verwaltungen in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland?
Internetseiten des Burgenlandkreises und der Stadt Lützen nicht erreichbar First seen on mz.de Jump to article: www.mz.de/lokal/weissenfels/internetseiten-des-burgenlandkreises-und-der-stadt-lutzen-nicht-erreichbar-4090022
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DDoS-Angriff auf den Livestream eines Fußballspiels
FC Barcelona statement First seen on fcbarcelona.com Jump to article: www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/news/4325274/fc-barcelona-statement
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Dynamische DDoS-Bedrohungslage – Wie KI die DDoS-Abwehr verändert
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/anstieg-ddos-aktivitaeten-ueberdenken-cyber-sicherheitsstrategien-a-48693b0658c09a38eb4b9bc31943b553/
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Europol Sting Leaves Russian Cybercrime’s ‘NoName057(16)’ Group Fractured
National authorities have issued seven arrest warrants in total relating to the cybercrime collective known as NoName057(16), which recruits followers to carry out DDoS attacks on perceived enemies of Russia. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/europol-sting-russian-cybercrime-noname05716
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Warum Operation Eastwood noch nicht das Ende von NoName057(16) bedeutet
Die jüngsten internationalen Maßnahmen, angeführt von Europol und in Zusammenarbeit mit zahlreichen europäischen Strafverfolgungsbehörden gegen die Gruppe NoName057(16), haben deren Operationen gestört. Allerdings ist es unwahrscheinlich, dass dies auch das Ende ihrer Aktivitäten bedeutet. Diese mit Russland verbundene Hacktivisten-Gruppe ist weiterhin über verschlüsselte Kanäle wie Telegram und Discord sowie diverse Darknet-Foren aktiv. Obwohl ihre DDoS-Fähigkeiten…
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European cyber cops target NoName057(16) DDoS network
A Europol operation has succeeded in disrupting a pro-Russian hacktivist network accused of conducting DDoS cyber attacks on targets in Ukraine and Europe. First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627802/European-cyber-cops-target-NoName05716-DDoS-network
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Europol Disrupts NoName057(16) Hacktivist Group Linked to DDoS Attacks Against Ukraine
An international operation coordinated by Europol has disrupted the infrastructure of a pro-Russian hacktivist group known as NoName057(16) that has been linked to a string of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against Ukraine and its allies.The actions have led to the dismantling of a major part of the group’s central server infrastructure and more than 100…
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Ermittlern gelingt Schlag gegen prorussische Hacker
Durch eine internationale Ermittlungsaktion wurde das Servernetz der prorussischen Hackergruppe NoName057(16) lahmgelegt.Deutsche und internationale Strafverfolgungsbehörden sind bei einer gemeinsamen Aktion gegen die Hackergruppe “NoName057(16)” vorgegangen. Nach Angaben des Bundeskriminalamts (BKA) wurde dabei ein aus weltweit verteilten Servern bestehendes Botnetz abgeschaltet, das für gezielte digitale Überlastungsangriffe auf Internetseiten eingesetzt wurde. Solche sogenannten Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)-Angriffe…
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Operation Eastwood shutters 100+ servers used to DDoS websites supporting Ukraine
Two Russian suspects in cuffs, seven warrants out First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/07/16/russian_hacktivist_bust/
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Pro-Russian DDoS group NoName057(16) disrupted by international law enforcement operation
Over a dozen law enforcement agencies took action earlier this week, resulting in multiple arrests. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/noname05716-disruption-operation-eastwood-europol/
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Botnetz abgeschaltet: BKA geht gegen prorussische Hackergruppe vor
Die russische Hackergruppe NoName057(16) koordinierte DDoS-Angriffe mit 100 eigenen Servern und mehr als 1.000 Unterstützern auf Telegram. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/botnetz-abgeschaltet-bka-geht-gegen-prorussische-hackergruppe-vor-2507-198177.html
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Europol disrupts pro-Russian NoName057(16) DDoS hacktivist group
An international law enforcement operation dubbed “Operation Eastwood” has targeted the infrastructure of the pro-Russian hacktivist group NoName057(16), responsible for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks across Europe and the US. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/europol-disrupts-pro-russian-noname05716-ddos-hacktivist-group/