Tag: ddos
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Mirai Variant ‘Aquabot’ Exploits Mitel Device Flaws
Yet another spinoff of the infamous DDoS botnet is exploiting a known vulnerability in active attacks, while its threat actors are promoting it on Telegram for other attackers to use as well, in a DDoS-as-a-service model. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/mirai-variant-aquabot-exploits-mitel-phone-flaws
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How to Mitigate a DDoS Attack: A Comprehensive Guide for Businesses
Explore DDoS mitigation, from choosing providers to understanding network capacity, latency, SLAs, and how solutions like DataDome can protect your assets First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/how-to-mitigate-a-ddos-attack-a-comprehensive-guide-for-businesses/
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Neue Ransomware-Gruppe Funksec profitiert von LLMs
Tags: access, ai, cyberattack, data-breach, ddos, extortion, group, leak, LLM, mail, malware, powershell, ransomware, rust, service, tool, usa, windows -
DeepSeek AI angegriffen?
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New ransomware group Funksec is quickly gaining traction
Tags: access, ai, attack, computer, control, country, cybercrime, data, data-breach, ddos, detection, email, encryption, extortion, government, group, leak, LLM, malware, password, powershell, ransom, ransomware, russia, rust, service, threat, tool, usa, windowsThreat reports for December showed a newcomer to the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) landscape quickly climbing the ranks. Called Funksec, this group appears to be leveraging generative AI in its malware development and its founders are tied to hacktivist activity.Funksec was responsible for 103 out of 578 ransomware attacks tracked by security firm NCC Group in December,…
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DDoS-Angriff auf Bildungseinrichtungen in den Niederlanden
Kamerbrief over cyberaanval en DDoS-aanval tegen onderwijsinstellingen First seen on rijksoverheid.nl Jump to article: www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/kamerstukken/2025/01/21/cyberaanval-tu-eindhoven
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Breach Roundup: Researchers Find Flaws in Palo Alto Firewalls
Also: US Prosecutors Charge Suspected North Korean IT Worker Collaborators. This week, researchers spied Palo Alto firewall flaws, a North Korean IT worker conspiracy, ChatGPT as DDoS vector. Chinese hackers targeted a VPN maker, a fake PyPi package and a Russian threat actor shifted tactics. BreachForums admin faces prison and scammers used the release of…
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Prorussische DDoS-Angriffe auf Schweizer Einrichtungen
Seit Dienstag stehen Schweizer Einrichtungen unter DDoS-Beschuss. Verursacher ist das prorussische Kollektiv “NoName057(16)”. First seen on heise.de Jump to article: www.heise.de/news/Prorussische-DDoS-Angriffe-auf-Schweizer-Einrichtungen-10254044.html
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DDoS-Angriff auf die Polizei von Zypern
Calm returns to airports after cyberattacks overcome First seen on cyprus-mail.com Jump to article: cyprus-mail.com/2024/10/21/calm-returns-to-airports-after-cyberattacks-overcome
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DDoS-Angriff auf einen Flughafenbetreiber in Zypern
Calm returns to airports after cyberattacks overcome First seen on cyprus-mail.com Jump to article: cyprus-mail.com/2024/10/21/calm-returns-to-airports-after-cyberattacks-overcome
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‘Severe’ bug in ChatGPT’s API could be used to DDoS websites
The vulnerability, described by a researcher as “bad programming,” allows an attacker to send unlimited connection requests through ChatGPT’s API. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ddos-openai-chatgpt-api-vulnerability-microsoft/
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Cloudflare Deters Record-Shattering DDoS Attack
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/record-shattering-ddos-attack-deterred
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Record-shattering DDoS attack deterred
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/record-shattering-ddos-attack-deterred
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Widespread DDoS compromise sought by novel Mirai botnet variant
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/widespread-ddos-compromise-sought-by-novel-mirai-botnet-variant
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Cloudflare Mitigates Massive 5.6 Tbps Mirai-Variant DDoS Attack
Cloudflare mitigates a record-breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack, highlighting the growing threat of hyper-volumetric assaults. Learn about the… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/cloudflare-mitigates-5-6-tbps-mirai-ddos-attack/
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CloudFlare detected (and blocked) the biggest DDoS attack on record
The company said that the 5.6 Tbps attack is indicative of the steady increase in the size of these attacks. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cloudflare-biggest-ddos-attack-mirai-variant-botnet/
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Mirai botnet behind the largest DDoS attack to date
Researchers have uncovered two Mirai-based botnets harnessing Internet of Things (IoT) devices to DDoS target organizations around the world. The Murdoc botnet Qualys … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/22/mirai-ddos-botnets-iot/
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Hackers Exploit Zero-Day in cnPilot Routers to Deploy AIRASHI DDoS Botnet
Threat actors are exploiting an unspecified zero-day vulnerability in Cambium Networks cnPilot routers to deploy a variant of the AISURU botnet called AIRASHI to carry out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.According to QiAnXin XLab, the attacks have leveraged the security flaw since June 2024. Additional details about the shortcomings have been withheld to prevent further abuse.Some…
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DataDome Unveils DDoS Protect to Block Attack Traffic at the Edge
DDoS Protect safeguards businesses against downtime, resource drain, and reputation damage caused by DDoS attacks. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/datadome-unveils-ddos-protect-to-block-attack-traffic-at-the-edge/
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Botnetz mit 13.000 Geräten: Cloudflare wehrt RekordAngriff ab
Ein Provider wurde Ende 2024 mit einer Datenflut von 5,6 Terabit pro Sekunde attackiert. Viel gemerkt hat er davon wohl nicht. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/botnetz-mit-13-000-geraeten-cloudflare-wehrt-rekord-ddos-angriff-ab-2501-192651.html
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Spooks of the internet came alive this Halloween
Halloween 2024 made history with a massive spike in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, with one particular assault reaching over 5 Terabits-per-second (Tbps) worth of phony traffic.In its quarterly analysis of DDoS attacks, Cloudflare reported a surge in hyper-volumetric attacks in the fourth quarter of 2024.”In the fourth quarter, over 420 of those attacks…
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Record-Breaking DDoS Attack Reached 5.6 Tbps
Cloudflare saw a 53% increase in DDoS attack frequency last year, when it blocked a record-breaking 5.6 Tbps attack. The post Record-Breaking DDoS Attack Reached 5.6 Tbps appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/record-breaking-ddos-attack-reached-5-6-tbps/
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Cloudflare Mitigates Record-Breaking 5.6Tbps DDoS Attack
Cloudflare warns of a surge in hyper-volumetric DDoS after revealing it stopped a massive 5.6Tbps attack First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cloudflare-mitigates-record/
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Cloudflare blocked a record-breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack
Cloudflare announced that it has blocked a record-breaking 5.6 terabit-per-second (Tbps) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. Cloudflare announced that during the week of Halloween 2024, it autonomously detected and blocked a 5.6 Terabit per second (Tbps) DDoS attack, which is the largest attack ever reported. The previous largest DDoS attack blocked by Cloudflare occurred in October…
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Record Breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack Launched by Mirai Botnet
The Mirai botnet unleashed a record-breaking Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on October 29, 2024, peaking at an astonishing 5.6 terabits per second (Tbps). This mega surge of malicious traffic targeted a Cloudflare customer, an Internet Service Provider (ISP) based in Eastern Asia, marking the largest DDoS attack ever recorded. Understanding DDoS Attacks DDoS…
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Mirai Botnet Unleashes Record-Breaking DDoS Attack, Cloudflare Thwarts Threat
On October 29, 2024, Cloudflare revealed details of a DDoS attack orchestrated using a Mirai botnet comprising 13,000 First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/mirai-botnet-unleashes-record-breaking-ddos-attack-cloudflare-thwarts-threat/
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Mirai Botnet Launches Record 5.6 Tbps DDoS Attack with 13,000+ IoT Devices
Web infrastructure and security company Cloudflare on Tuesday said it detected and blocked a 5.6 Terabit per second (Tbps) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, the largest ever attack to be reported to date.The UDP protocol-based attack took place on October 29, 2024, targeting one of its customers, an unnamed internet service provider (ISP) from Eastern Asia.…
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DDoS-Angriff auf Banken in der Schweiz
Grossangriff legt Schweizer Seiten lahm: Hackergruppe bekennt sich First seen on 20min.ch Jump to article: www.20min.ch/story/noname05716-mega-angriff-legt-schweizer-seiten-lahm-hackergruppe-bekennt-sich-103263207
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DDoS-Angriff auf Gemeinden in der Schweiz
Grossangriff legt Schweizer Seiten lahm: Hackergruppe bekennt sich First seen on 20min.ch Jump to article: www.20min.ch/story/noname05716-mega-angriff-legt-schweizer-seiten-lahm-hackergruppe-bekennt-sich-103263207
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Mirai Botnet Launches Record 5.6 Tbps DDoS Attack with 13,000+ IoT Device
Web infrastructure and security company Cloudflare on Tuesday said it detected and blocked a 5.6 Terabit per second (Tbps) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, the largest ever attack to be reported to date.The UDP protocol-based attack took place on October 29, 2024, targeting one of its customers, an unnamed internet service provider (ISP) from Eastern Asia.…