Security News

Linux botnet observed launching powerful DDoS attacks (SC Magazine)
2015-09-29 22:16

XOR DDoS botnet launching attacks from compromised Linux machines (Help Net Security)
2015-09-29 13:59

Attackers have developed a botnet capable of 150+ Gbps DDoS attack campaigns using XOR DDoS, a Trojan malware used to hijack Linux systems, according to Akamai. What is XOR DDoS? XOR DDoS is a T...

Gaza hackers target IT teams in political attacks (ZDNet)
2015-09-29 12:16

DDoS attack sent 4.5 billion requests using mobile browsers (SC Magazine)
2015-09-29 12:16

Botnet preying on Linux computers delivers potent DDoS attacks (ArsTechnica)
2015-09-29 11:18

Imgur Patches Vulnerability Exploited to Attack 8chan (SecurityWeek)
2015-09-28 19:16

Storing secret crypto keys in the Amazon cloud? New attack can steal them (ArsTechnica)
2015-09-28 19:16

Dissecting powershell attacks (Reddit)
2015-09-28 17:16

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.

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...