Tag: ddos
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 106
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter CrashStealer: C++ macOS infostealer posing as crash reporter Lucide Proxy: Turning Student Web Proxies into DDoS Bots AsyncAPI npm organization compromised, 2M weekly downloads affected OkoBot: new sophisticated malware framework targets cryptocurrency users […]…
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HollowByte DDoS flaw bloats OpenSSL server memory with 11-byte payload
A vulnerability dubbed HollowByte allows unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on OpenSSL servers with a malicious payload of just 11 bytes. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hollowbyte-ddos-flaw-bloats-openssl-server-memory-with-11-byte-payload/
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148 npm Packages Disguised as Student Proxies Turned Browsers Into a DDoS Botnet
A campaign of 148 npm packages disguised as student web proxies turned visitors’ browsers into a distributed denial-of-service botnet for roughly two weeks in May, according to new research from JFrog.The packages did not go after the developers who might install them. The operators used the registry as free hosting for a booby-trapped proxy site…
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Pro-Iran Hacktivist Groups Launch DDoS and Hack-and-Leak Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure
Tags: attack, credentials, cyber, data, ddos, government, group, infrastructure, iran, leak, network, service, technologyA decentralized network of pro-Iran hacktivist groups is intensifying cyber operations against critical infrastructure, government entities, technology providers, and organizations perceived as aligned with U.S., Israeli, or Western interests. The activity is dominated by distributed denial-of-service attacks, defacements, credential-focused operations, data-leak claims, and propaganda designed to convert limited technical disruption into outsized psychological and reputational…
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Pro-Iran Hacktivist Groups Launch DDoS and Hack-and-Leak Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure
Tags: attack, credentials, cyber, data, ddos, government, group, infrastructure, iran, leak, network, service, technologyA decentralized network of pro-Iran hacktivist groups is intensifying cyber operations against critical infrastructure, government entities, technology providers, and organizations perceived as aligned with U.S., Israeli, or Western interests. The activity is dominated by distributed denial-of-service attacks, defacements, credential-focused operations, data-leak claims, and propaganda designed to convert limited technical disruption into outsized psychological and reputational…
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FBI, Google Take Down NetNut Proxy Network Used by Cyber Threat Actors
The NetNut proxy network and the ‘Popa’ botnet are known to have infected devices with variants of Mirai DDoS botnets First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fbi-google-take-down-netnut-proxy/
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Mitigating Attacks Before They Impact Infrastructure: Link11 provides next generation network DDoS protection
Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland, July 1st, 2026, CyberNewswire Link11, a leading European provider of cloud-based cybersecurity solutions, today announced the launch of its completely rebuilt Layer 3/4 DDoS mitigation solution, designed to address the growing complexity of modern network attacks. Today’s DDoS attacks are not just simple volume or protocol attacks anymore. They can originate…
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Mitigating Attacks Before They Impact Infrastructure: Link11 provides next generation network DDoS protection
Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland, July 1st, 2026, CyberNewswire Link11, a leading European provider of cloud-based cybersecurity solutions, today announced the launch of its completely rebuilt Layer 3/4 DDoS mitigation solution, designed to address the growing complexity of modern network attacks. Today’s DDoS attacks are not just simple volume or protocol attacks anymore. They can originate…
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Mitigating Attacks Before They Impact Infrastructure: Link11 provides next generation network DDoS protection
Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland, 1st July 2026, CyberNewswire First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/mitigating-attacks-before-they-impact-infrastructure-link11-provides-next-generation-network-ddos-protection/
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Mitigating Attacks Before They Impact Infrastructure: Link11 provides next generation network DDoS protection
Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland, 1st July 2026, CyberNewswire First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/mitigating-attacks-before-they-impact-infrastructure-link11-provides-next-generation-network-ddos-protection/
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RustDuck: The Botnet That’s Still Small but Engineering Like It Plans to Grow
RustDuck is a small, evolving DDoS botnet migrating to Rust. It uses advanced encryption, anti-analysis evasion, and exploits known IoT flaws. Since February 2026, researchers at QiAnXin’s XLab have been tracking a new malware family, called RustDuck, that hijacks routers, cameras, Android set-top boxes, and exposed servers, then uses them to flood targets with junk…
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RustDuck Botnet Rebuilds in Rust to Hijack Routers and Servers for DDoS
A new two-stage malware family called RustDuck is hijacking home routers, IP cameras, Android boxes, and poorly secured servers, then stitching them into a network built to knock websites and online services offline.Researchers at QiAnXin’s XLab have tracked it since February 2026, and say the real story is not how big it is today, but…
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AryStinger Malware Infects 4,300 Legacy Routers to Build Reconnaissance Proxy Network
A new malware family is turning forgotten home routers into a distributed reconnaissance and proxy network, not the DDoS botnet these devices usually end up in. QiAnXin’s XLab calls it AryStinger and counts at least 4,300 infected routers, a total it says is still rising.The distinction matters. AryStinger exists for the stage of an attack…
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Gcore Helps Ucom Safeguard Public Live Broadcast Infrastructure During Armenia’s Parliamentary Elections
Luxembourg, Luxembourg, June 19th, 2026, CyberNewswire Gcore’s Network Layer DDoS Protection helped Ucom maintain service continuity and operational readiness for critical public-facing broadcast services Gcore, the global edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions provider, supported Ucom, one of Armenia’s leading telecommunications providers, in safeguarding public live broadcast infrastructure during Armenia’s 2026 parliamentary elections. Ucom…
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DDoS, Phishing, Datenlecks – 123 Angriffe auf Schleswig-Holsteins IT
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/cyberangriffe-schleswig-holstein-123-vorfaelle-seit-2022-a-6e56220d4f052c74f89742668261b619/
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IoT Botnet C0XMO Adds Competitor-Killing Capability
C0XMO is a new Gafgyt botnet variant exploiting old router flaws, spreading across IoT devices, killing rivals, and enabling large-scale DDoS attacks. In March 2026, FortiGuard Labs discovered a new variant of the Gafgyt botnet, dubbed C0XMO, which is noticeably more capable than its predecessors. The malware spreads through CVE-2021-27137, a stack buffer overflow in…
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MazeBolt launches AI module to simulate novel DDoS attack vectors
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/mazebolt-launches-ai-module-to-simulate-novel-ddos-attack-vectors
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[THN Webinar] New AI DDoS Attacks Are Smarter. Learn How to Fight Back
Every single day, hackers are finding new ways to crash websites and steal data.But right now, something has changed. Hackers are no longer working alone. They are now using powerful Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to make their attacks faster, stronger, and much harder to stop.According to recent updates from The Hacker News, bad actors are…
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New AI DDoS Attacks Are Smarter. Learn How to Fight Back in This Webinar
Every single day, hackers are finding new ways to crash websites and steal data.But right now, something has changed. Hackers are no longer working alone. They are now using powerful Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to make their attacks faster, stronger, and much harder to stop.According to recent updates from The Hacker News, bad actors are…
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23-Year-Old Canadian Charged in KimWolf Botnet Operation
DOJ Says KimWolf Powered Massive DDoS-for-Hire Operations. U.S. prosecutors charged a Canadian man accused of operating the KimWolf botnet, alleging the DDoS-for-hire platform compromised nearly two million IoT devices and powered attacks that reached record traffic volumes worldwide. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/23-year-old-canadian-charged-in-kimwolf-botnet-operation-a-31757
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Canadian man arrested, charged for running KimWolf DDos botnet
In court documents unsealed on Thursday, the Justice Department said Jacob Butler ran KimWolf as a DDoS-for-hire service that infected over a million devices worldwide. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/canadian-man-arrested-charged-running-kimwolf-botnet
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Authorities arrest 23-year-old accused of running the Kimwolf botnet
Canadian authorities arrested a 23-year-old Ottawa man accused of running the Kimwolf DDoS botnet. The US is now seeking extradition. US authorities have charged 23-year-old Jacob Butler (aka “Dort”), an Ottawa resident, for allegedly operating the recently disrupted Kimwolf botnet. Authorities arrested the suspect in Canada, he could face up to 10 years in prison…
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Botnetz: 23-Jähriger Kanadier wegen Botnetz-Betrieb verhaftet
Dem Verdächtigen wird vorgeworfen, das Botnetz Kimwolf als DDoS-for-hire-Service angeboten zu haben. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/botnetz-23-jaehriger-kanadier-wegen-botnetz-betrieb-verhaftet-2605-208979.html
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Suspected KimWolf botnet admin arrested over DDoShire operation
U.S. and Canadian authorities arrested and charged a Canadian man accused of operating the KimWolf DDoS botnet, a service linked to attacks that infected more than one million … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/22/kimwolf-ddos-botnet-administrator-arrested/
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Kimwolf DDoS Botnet Operator Arrested in Canada Over DDoSHire Attacks
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the arrest of a Canadian man in connection with allegedly operating a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet known as Kimwolf.In tandem, Jacob Butler (aka Dort), 23, Ottawa, Canada, has been charged with offenses related to the development and operation of the botnet. Kimwolf is assessed to be…
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AI Botnets Drive Surge in Financial Sector DDoS Attacks
Akamai Links Attack Growth to AI-Enabled Botnets and Hacktivists. Akamai says AI-enabled botnets, geopolitical hacktivism and financially motivated cybercriminals drove a massive rise in DDoS, API and web attacks against global financial services firms in 2025, with banks suffering the majority of incidents. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ai-botnets-drive-surge-in-financial-sector-ddos-attacks-a-31730
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AI Botnets Drive Surge in Financial Sector DDoS Attacks
Akamai Links Attack Growth to AI-Enabled Botnets and Hacktivists. Akamai says AI-enabled botnets, geopolitical hacktivism and financially motivated cybercriminals drove a massive rise in DDoS, API and web attacks against global financial services firms in 2025, with banks suffering the majority of incidents. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ai-botnets-drive-surge-in-financial-sector-ddos-attacks-a-31730
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Four Malicious npm Packages Deliver Infostealers and Phantom Bot DDoS Malware
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered four new npm packages containing information-stealing malware, one of which is a clone of the Shai-Hulud worm open-sourced by TeamPCP.The list of identified packages is below -chalk-tempalte (825 Downloads)@deadcode09284814/axios-util (284 Downloads)axois-utils (963 Downloads)color-style-utils (934 Downloads)”One of the packages (chalk-tempalte) First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2026/05/four-malicious-npm-packages-deliver.html
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Cyberkriminalität: Europas KMU im Visier
Das Bundesinnenministerium hat in dieser Woche seinen aktuellen Bericht zur Cyberkriminalität in Deutschland vorgestellt und zeichnet darin ein deutliches Bild der Bedrohungslage. Besonders im Fokus stehen die zunehmenden Angriffe aus Russland seit Beginn des Ukraine-Kriegs, steigende Ransomware-Fälle, DDoS-Attacken sowie die wachsende Rolle von KI im Cybercrime-Kontext. Warum der Bericht vor allem ein strukturelles Problem für……
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Breach Roundup: Microsoft Edge Turns Passwords Into Targets
Tags: attack, breach, data, data-breach, ddos, government, ivanti, microsoft, north-korea, password, scamAlso, Taiwan Rail Hack, Massive DDoS Attack and Karakurt Jail Sentence. This week, Microsoft Edge exposed passwords, Taiwan police make arrests in high-speed rail hack and a 2.45 billion-request DDoS attack. A Karakurt negotiator jailed, North Korean IT worker scams led to prison terms and France detained a teen over a government data breach. Another…