Tag: ddos
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Law enforcement takes down ‘DDoSHire’ sites in Operation PowerOFF
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/law-enforcement-takes-down-27-ddos-for-hire-sites-in-operation-poweroff
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Thales and Imperva Win Big in 2024
Tags: access, api, application-security, attack, authentication, banking, business, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, conference, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, encryption, firewall, gartner, group, guide, iam, identity, infosec, insurance, intelligence, malicious, mfa, microsoft, monitoring, privacy, risk, saas, service, software, strategy, threat, usaThales and Imperva Win Big in 2024 madhav Fri, 12/13/2024 – 09:36 At Thales and Imperva, we are driven by our commitment to make the world safer, and nothing brings us more satisfaction than protecting our customers from daily cybersecurity threats. But that doesn’t mean we don’t appreciate winning the occasional award. In the year…
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Europol Cracks Down on Holiday DDoS Attacks
In Operation PowerOFF, global authorities aim to deter individuals from engaging in malicious cyber acts. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/europol-holiday-ddos-attacks
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Over two dozen DDoS booters dismantled in law enforcement operation
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/over-two-dozen-ddos-booters-dismantled-in-law-enforcement-operation
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Security researchers find deep flaws in CVSS vulnerability scoring system
The industrywide method for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and hardware needs to be revised because it provides potential misleading severity assessment, delegates at Black Hat Europe were told Thursday.The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) makes use of various metrics to quantify vulnerability severity. A presentation at Black Hat by cybersecurity experts from…
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Europol shutters 27 DDoS sites in major crackdown
Tags: attack, crime, cybercrime, ddos, defense, finance, hacker, infrastructure, international, iot, network, vulnerabilityEuropol has announced that it has carried out a major crackdown on cybercriminal actors in cooperation with the police authorities in 15 countries as part of an ongoing international crackdown known as PowerOFF.Included in the effort are the Australian Federal Police, the UK’s National Crime Agency, and the US Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland…
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Authorities Shut Down 27 DDoSHire Platforms, Arrest 3 Admins
Just in time for the holidays! First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/authorities-shut-down-ddos-for-hire-platforms-arrest-3/
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International crackdown disrupts DDoShire operations
An operation known as PowerOFF led to the arrest of three individuals and the shutdown of 27 domains. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/international-crackdown-disrupts-ddos-for-hire-operations/
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27 DDoShire services disrupted in run-up to holiday season
Operation PowerOFF has disrupted what was anticipated to be a surge of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks over the Christmas period by taking over two dozen “booter” or “stresser” websites offline. First seen on tripwire.com Jump to article: www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/27-ddos-hire-services-disrupted-run-holiday-season
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Operation PowerOFF took down 27 DDoS platforms across 15 countries
Operation PowerOFF took down 27 DDoS stresser services globally, disrupting illegal platforms used for launching cyberattacks. A global law enforcement operation codenamed Operation PowerOFF disrupted 27 of the most popular platforms (including zdstresser.net, orbitalstress.net, and starkstresser.net) to launch Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. >>Law enforcement agencies worldwide have disrupted a holiday tradition for cybercriminals: launching Distributed…
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Lights out for 18 more DDoS booters in pre-Christmas Operation PowerOFF push
Tags: ddosHoliday cheer comes in the form of three arrests and 27 shuttered domains First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/12/12/operation_poweroff_ddos_takedowns/
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27 DDoS Attack Services Taken Down by Law Enforcement
Law enforcement agencies in 15 countries cooperated in taking down 27 websites selling DDoS-for-hire services. The post 27 DDoS Attack Services Taken Down by Law Enforcement appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/27-ddos-attack-services-taken-down-by-law-enforcement/
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27 DDoS-for hire platforms seized by law enforcement
As part of an ongoing international crackdown known as Operation PowerOFF, international law enforcement has seized over two dozen platforms used to carry out Distributed … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/12/12/27-ddos-platforms-booter-services-seized-operation-poweroff/
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Operation PowerOFF: Europol Cracks Down on Global DDoSHire Platforms
Law enforcement worldwide has delivered a significant blow to cybercriminals with Operation PowerOFF, an international effort led by Europol to dismantle Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS)-for-hire platforms. In a coordinated strike involving... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/operation-poweroff-europol-cracks-down-on-global-ddos-for-hire-platforms/
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Kein Angriff zu Weihnachten: Polizei nimmt 27 illegale DDoS-Dienste vom Netz
Vier dieser Dienste sind laut BKA in Deutschland gehostet gewesen. Zudem sind drei mutmaßliche Admins verhaftet und zahlreiche Benutzer identifiziert worden. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/kein-angriff-zu-weihnachten-polizei-nimmt-27-illegale-ddos-dienste-vom-netz-2412-191642.html
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Europol Dismantles 27 DDoS Attack Platforms Across 15 Nations; Admins Arrested
A global law enforcement operation has failed 27 stresser services that were used to conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and took them offline as part of a multi-year international exercise called PowerOFF.The effort, coordinated by Europol and involving 15 countries, dismantled several booter and stresser websites, including zdstresser.net, orbitalstress.net, and First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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Europol Shutsdown 27 DDoS Service Provider Platforms
In a major international operation codenamed “PowerOFF,” Europol, collaborating with law enforcement agencies across 15 countries, has taken down 27 illegal platforms facilitating Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. This takedown marks a significant blow to the cybercrime industry, disrupting one of the most common tools cybercriminals use to cause widespread disruption. These platforms, known as ‘booter’…
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‘Power Off”: BKA meldet internationale AntiOperation gegen Stresser-Dienste
Tags: ddosFirst seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/power-off-bka-meldung-international-anti-ddos-operation-stresser-dienste
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NSFOCUS DDoS Protection Service Neutralized a Terabit-Scale DDoS Attack
In Q4 of 2024, NSFOCUS observed and successfully mitigated the largest DDoS attack ever recorded under the cloud-based DDoS Protection Service (DPS). This massive DDoS attack targeted a telecommunications service provider, one of NSFOCUS’s global clients. The telecommunications industry frequently faces such cyber threats. However, the scale of this attack was unprecedented, with peak traffic…The…
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DDoS-Angriff auf eine Bank in Russland
Russian users report Gazprombank outages amid alleged Ukrainian cyberattack First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/gazprombank-outages-russia-ukraine-claims-cyberattack
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DDoS-Angriff auf Gemeinden in Dänemark
Cyberangriff auf Kommunen-Webseiten wahrscheinlich von pro-russischen Hackern durchgeführt First seen on nordschleswiger.dk Jump to article: www.nordschleswiger.dk/de/cyberangriff-kommunen-webseiten-wahrscheinlich-von-pro-russischen-hackern-durchgefuehrt
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l+f: TV-Empfänger mit DDoS-Angriffsfunktion ab Werk
Eine spezielle Funktion eines Satelliten-Receivers soll offensichtlich Cyberattacken eines Konkurrenten kontern. First seen on heise.de Jump to article: www.heise.de/news/l-f-TV-Empfaenger-mit-DDoS-Funktionalitaet-ab-Werk-10190658.html
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8 biggest cybersecurity threats manufacturers face
Tags: access, ai, apt, attack, authentication, automation, awareness, business, china, cloud, computer, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, ddos, detection, email, encryption, exploit, extortion, firmware, framework, group, Hardware, india, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, iot, iran, lazarus, leak, malicious, malware, monitoring, network, nis-2, north-korea, open-source, password, phishing, ransom, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-analysis, risk-assessment, russia, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, windowsThe manufacturing sector’s rapid digital transformation, complex supply chains, and reliance on third-party vendors make for a challenging cyber threat environment for CISOs.Manufacturers, often prime targets for state-sponsored malicious actors and ransomware gangs, face the difficult task of maintaining cost-effective operations while modernizing their network infrastructure.”Many manufacturing systems rely on outdated technology that lacks modern…
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Leveling-up against DDoS attacks in the Esports industry
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/perspective/leveling-up-against-ddos-attacks-in-the-esports-industry
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Smashing Security podcast #396: Dishy DDoS dramas, and mining our minds for data
A CEO is arrested for turning satellite receivers into DDoS attack weapons! Then, we’ll journey into the world of bossware and “affective computing” and explore how AI is learning to read our emotions is this the future of work, or a recipe for dystopia? First seen on grahamcluley.com Jump to article: grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-396/
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Hackers Exploit Docker Remote API Servers To Inject Gafgyt Malware
Attackers are exploiting publicly exposed Docker Remote API servers to deploy Gafgyt malware by creating a Docker container using a legitimate >>alpine
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Korean Firm Sold Satellite Receivers With DDoS Feature
Firm Allegedly Embedded DDoS at the Request of a Foreign Client. A South Korean company exported 240,000 satellite receivers with distributed denial-of-service attack capabilities, leading to the arrest of its CEO by the Korean National Police Agency. The company and its employees face criminal prosecution for allegedly violating South Korea’s cybersecurity laws. First seen on…
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CEO verhaftet: Satellitenreceiver jahrelang mit DDoS-Funktion ausgeliefert
Der Hersteller soll insgesamt 240.000 Geräte mit der DDoS-Funktion ausgestattet haben – teils ab Werk, teils erst nachträglich per Firmwareupdate. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/ceo-verhaftet-satellitenreceiver-jahrelang-mit-ddos-funktion-ausgeliefert-2412-191354.html
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Korea arrests CEO for adding DDoS feature to satellite receivers
South Korean police have arrested a CEO and five employees for manufacturing over 240,000 satellite receivers pre-loaded or later updated to include DDoS attack functionality at a purchaser’s request. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/korea-arrests-ceo-for-adding-ddos-feature-to-satellite-receivers/