Security News

Reflection DDoS Attacks Abusing RPC Portmapper (Threatpost)
2015-08-18 14:00

Level 3 Communications has discovered a new type of reflection DDoS attack that takes advantage of RPC Portmapper to overwhelm networking services.

How to sabotage DDoS-for-hire services? (Help Net Security)
2015-08-18 07:45

We all know the damage that DDoS-for-hire services can inflict on websites and organizations behind them. What is less known is that a simple move like making PayPal seize the accounts through whic...

BitTorrent exploits allow lone hackers to launch large DDoS attacks (ZDNet)
2015-08-17 13:08

How BitTorrent could let lone DDoS attackers bring down big sites (ArsTechnica)
2015-08-16 18:23

Cloud security: Integrated global CDN with DDoS mitigation and WAF (Help Net Security)
2015-08-11 07:51

Applications are becoming more accessible on the web across all industries including gaming, e-commerce, software, and media. This is great for reaching new customers around the globe, but along with ...

DDoS attacks rage on, primarily impacting U.S. and Chinese entities (SC Magazine)
2015-08-06 17:18

Businesses threatened with DDoS extortion attack (SC Magazine)
2015-08-04 20:18

FBI warns of rise in DDoS extortion cases (ZDNet)
2015-08-03 14:18

FBI to Banks: DDoS Extortions Continue (InfoRiskToday)
2015-08-03 08:27

FBI Warns of Increase in DDoS Extortion Scams (Threatpost)
2015-07-31 15:26

Online scammers constantly are looking for new ways to reach into the pockets of potential victims, and the FBI says it is seeing an increase in the number of companies being targeted by scammers...