Tag: service
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Azure blocks record 15 Tbps DDoS attack as IoT botnets gain new firepower
Mitigation strategies: Prabhu said CISOs should now test whether their control planes can withstand attacks above 15 Tbps, how to contain cloud cost spikes triggered by auto-scaling during an incident, and how to keep critical services running if defenses are overwhelmed. “CISOs can stress test these benchmarks through DDoS simulations and evaluation of CSP infrastructure…
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Microsoft Mitigates Record 15.72 Tbps DDoS Attack Driven by AISURU Botnet
Microsoft on Monday disclosed that it automatically detected and neutralized a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack targeting a single endpoint in Australia that measured 15.72 terabits per second (Tbps) and nearly 3.64 billion packets per second (pps).The tech giant said it was the largest DDoS attack ever observed in the cloud, and that it originated from…
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Microsoft Mitigates Record 5.72 Tbps DDoS Attack Driven by AISURU Botnet
Microsoft on Monday disclosed that it automatically detected and neutralized a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack targeting a single endpoint in Australia that measured 5.72 terabits per second (Tbps) and nearly 3.64 billion packets per second (pps).The tech giant said it was the largest DDoS attack ever observed in the cloud, and that it originated from…
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Massive 15 Tbps DDoS Attack From 500K Devices Slams Azure Network
Microsoft Azure successfully defended against a record-breaking distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that peaked at 15.72 terabits per second (Tbps), making it the most significant DDoS attack ever observed in the cloud. On October 24, 2025, Azure’s DDoS Protection system automatically detected and mitigated a massive multi-vector attack targeting a single endpoint in Australia. The assault generated…
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Dutch police takes down bulletproof hosting hub linked to 80+ cybercrime cases
Dutch police seized 250 servers running a bulletproof hosting service tied to cybercriminals and linked to over 80 investigations since 2022. Dutch police Politie, seized 250 servers running an unnamed bulletproof hosting service used solely by cybercriminals. Active since 2022, it appeared in over 80 cybercrime investigations. >>In an investigation into a rogue hosting company,…
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Dutch police takes down bulletproof hosting hub linked to 80+ cybercrime cases
Dutch police seized 250 servers running a bulletproof hosting service tied to cybercriminals and linked to over 80 investigations since 2022. Dutch police Politie, seized 250 servers running an unnamed bulletproof hosting service used solely by cybercriminals. Active since 2022, it appeared in over 80 cybercrime investigations. >>In an investigation into a rogue hosting company,…
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Malicious NPM packages abuse Adspect redirects to evade security
Seven packages published on the Node Package Manager (npm) registry use the Adspect cloud-based service to separate researchers from potential victims and lead them to malicious locations. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-npm-packages-abuse-adspect-redirects-to-evade-security/
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Cisco Firewall, Unified CCX, and ISE Vulnerability Summary (Nov 2025)
Tags: attack, cisco, cve, exploit, firewall, remote-code-execution, service, software, vulnerabilityCVE-2025-20333 and CVE-2025-20362 Details Cisco disclosed a new active attack variant targeting and exploiting the previously known vulnerabilities in the Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and FTD software (CVE-2025-20333 and CVE-2025-20362) leading to unpatched devices to reboot/reload unexpectedly creating the conditions needed for a denial of service (DoS) attack. The critical remote code execution (RCE) […]…
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Dutch police seizes 250 servers used by “bulletproof hosting” service
The police in the Netherlands have seized around 250 physical servers powering a bulletproof hosting service in the country used exclusively by cybercriminals for providing complete anonymity. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dutch-police-seizes-250-servers-used-by-bulletproof-hosting-service/
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The Increase In Adoption Of Video Surveillance-As-A-Service
The development of intelligently integrated, cloud-based management solutions has been a rising trend across major industries for many years. By centralising the collection, analysis and organisation of actionable data within remote-accessible, unified environments, leaders can streamline a wide variety of core processes and positively impact productivity metrics. These fundamental benefits underline the popularity of X-as-a-Service (XaaS)…
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Alice Blue Partners With AccuKnox For Regulatory Compliance
AccuKnox, a global leader in Zero Trust Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms(CNAPP), today announced its partnership with Alice Blue India, a prominent brokerage andfinancial services firm, to strengthen its security and compliance frameworks across on-premand cloud workloads. The partnership was executed through channel partner Airowire. Leveraging AccuKnox’s security capabilities, Alice Blue aims to achieve enhancedvisibility, automated…
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Alice Blue Partners With AccuKnox For Regulatory Compliance
AccuKnox, a global leader in Zero Trust Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms(CNAPP), today announced its partnership with Alice Blue India, a prominent brokerage andfinancial services firm, to strengthen its security and compliance frameworks across on-premand cloud workloads. The partnership was executed through channel partner Airowire. Leveraging AccuKnox’s security capabilities, Alice Blue aims to achieve enhancedvisibility, automated…
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North Korea’s ‘Job Test’ trap upgrades to JSON malware dropboxes
Developers remain a high-value target: Researchers highlighted that the campaign specifically targets developers involved in crypto and Web3 projects, using realistic-sounding personas and demo applications (real estate, DeFi, game forks) to lower suspicion. The state-linked actors’ shift from direct payload hosting to abusing legitimate JSON storage services suggests that even benign developer-centric platforms are now…
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North Korea’s ‘Job Test’ trap upgrades to JSON malware dropboxes
Developers remain a high-value target: Researchers highlighted that the campaign specifically targets developers involved in crypto and Web3 projects, using realistic-sounding personas and demo applications (real estate, DeFi, game forks) to lower suspicion. The state-linked actors’ shift from direct payload hosting to abusing legitimate JSON storage services suggests that even benign developer-centric platforms are now…
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North Korean threat actors use JSON sites to deliver malware via trojanized code
North Korean Contagious Interview actors now host malware on JSON storage sites to deliver trojanized code projects, NVISO reports. North Korea-linked actors behind the Contagious Interview campaign have updated their tactics, using JSON storage services (e.g. JSON Keeper, JSONsilo, and npoint.io) to host and deliver malware through trojanized code projects, according to a new NVISO report. >>NVISO…
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North Korean threat actors use JSON sites to deliver malware via trojanized code
North Korean Contagious Interview actors now host malware on JSON storage sites to deliver trojanized code projects, NVISO reports. North Korea-linked actors behind the Contagious Interview campaign have updated their tactics, using JSON storage services (e.g. JSON Keeper, JSONsilo, and npoint.io) to host and deliver malware through trojanized code projects, according to a new NVISO report. >>NVISO…
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NSFOCUS Cloud DDoS Protection Service (Cloud DPS) Detected and Mitigated an 800G+ DDoS Attack towards a Critical Infrastructure Operator
Incident Summary On October 21, 2025, NSFOCUS Cloud DDoS Protection Service (Cloud DPS) detected and mitigated an 800G+ DDoS attack towards a critical infrastructure operator. The target network sustained a multi-vector volumetric DDoS attack peaking at 843.4 Gbps and 73.6 Mpps. The assault combined UDP-based floods (dominant) with amplification and reflection techniques. NSFOCUS Cloud DPS…The…
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Gipfel in Berlin Europa strebt digitale Souveränität an
Am 18. November 2025 findet der Summit on European Digital Sovereignty in Berlin statt.Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU) und Frankreichs Präsident, Emmanuel Macron, haben sich angekündigt zum Treffen der Digitalminister und IT-Fachleute in Berlin. Rund 900 Teilnehmer werden beim Europäischen Gipfel zur Digitalen Souveränität am Dienstag erwartet. Was lange Zeit ein Nischenthema für IT-Fachleute war, steht inzwischen…
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Product showcase: SecAlerts Relevant, actionable, upthe-minute vulnerability alerts
Do you spend countless hours tracking vulnerabilities in order to keep your software secure? Are you looking for a service to make your job easier by providing relevant, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/17/product-showcase-secalerts-vulnerability-alerts/
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Google Uses Courts, Congress to Counter Massive Smishing Campaign
Google is suing the Smishing Triad group behind the Lighthouse phishing-as-a-service kit that has been used over the past two years to scam more than 1 million people around the world with fraudulent package delivery or EZ-Pass toll fee messages and stealing millions of credit card numbers. Google also is backing bills in Congress to…
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How do you scale Non-Human Identity management safely
Are Non-Human Identities the Hidden Vulnerability in Your Cybersecurity Strategy? Non-Human Identities (NHIs) have emerged as a crucial component of cybersecurity. But how well are they being managed? This question confronts organizations across industries such as financial services, healthcare, and travel, where the management of NHIs can be the linchpin of an effective security strategy….…
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Level up your Solidity LLM tooling with Slither-MCP
We’re releasing Slither-MCP, a new tool that augments LLMs with Slither’s unmatched static analysis engine. Slither-MCP benefits virtually every use case for LLMs by exposing Slither’s static analysis API via tools, allowing LLMs to find critical code faster, navigate codebases more efficiently, and ultimately improve smart contract authoring and auditing performance. How Slither-MCP works Slither-MCP…
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FedRAMP Deviation Requests: When and How to Submit
FedRAMP is a government-wide program meant to ensure a standardized baseline for information security throughout the cloud service providers working with the federal government. It’s a tall order. Setting forth standards that are robust enough to cover all the bases, while being open and flexible enough to cover every CSP, is not easy. NIST has……
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What are best practices for Non-Human Identity security
How Can Organizations Strengthen Non-Human Identity Security? How can organizations effectively secure their Non-Human Identities (NHIs)? When businesses increasingly rely on cloud environments, understanding and implementing robust NHI security practices is critical. NHIs, often referred to as machine identities, are integral industries ranging from financial services to DevOps teams. These digital identities, akin to a……
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What are best practices for Non-Human Identity security
How Can Organizations Strengthen Non-Human Identity Security? How can organizations effectively secure their Non-Human Identities (NHIs)? When businesses increasingly rely on cloud environments, understanding and implementing robust NHI security practices is critical. NHIs, often referred to as machine identities, are integral industries ranging from financial services to DevOps teams. These digital identities, akin to a……
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Learning Sales Skills Can Make Security Professionals More Effective
Amazon Web Services VP Sara Duffer highlights the top lessons she brought back to her security role after taking part in Amazon’s shadow program. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-careers/shadow-program-gives-aws-exec-new-security-lens