Security News

Botnet preying on Linux computers delivers potent DDoS attacks (ArsTechnica)

2015-09-29 11:18

#attack #botnet #ddos #linux

Imgur Patches Vulnerability Exploited to Attack 8chan (SecurityWeek)

2015-09-28 19:16

#securityweek #attack #vulnerability

Storing secret crypto keys in the Amazon cloud? New attack can steal them (ArsTechnica)

2015-09-28 19:16

#amazon #attack #cloud #crypto

Dissecting powershell attacks (Reddit)

2015-09-28 17:16

#attack #powershell #reddit

JavaScript DDoS Attack Peaks at 275,000 Requests-Per-Second (Threatpost)

2015-09-28 16:24

CloudFlare reports a massive JavaScript-based DDoS attack against one its customers, likely carried out by unsuspecting mobile browsers served a malicious ad.

#attack #ddos #javascript #threatpost

Mobile ad network exploited to launch JavaScript-based DDoS attack (Help Net Security)

2015-09-28 14:24

A type of DDoS attack that has until now been mostly theoretical has become reality: CloudFlare engineers have spotted a browser-based Layer 7 flood hitting one of its customers with as many as 275,00...

#attack #ddos #javascript #mobile #security