Security News

DDoS Attacks Get Bigger, Smarter and More Diverse
2018-07-17 15:27

DDoS attacks is relentless. New techniques, new targets and a new class of attackers continue to reinvigorate one of the internet's oldest nemesis.

Life After Webstresser Disruption: No DDoS Holiday
2018-07-05 10:18

Arbor's Darren Anstee Talks Terabit Attacks, Stresser/Booter MayhemPolice recently arrested the suspected administrators and top users of the stresser/booter service Webstresser.org....

ThreatList: Top Summer DDoS Trends
2018-07-02 18:31

Distributed Denial of Service attacks maybe one of the oldest tools in a hacker’s toolbox, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t fallen out of fashion.

SSDP Diffraction Abused for DDoS Amplification
2018-06-28 13:00

The Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP) can be abused to launch a new type of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks where devices respond with a non-standard port, NETSCOUT Arbor...

How DDoS Attacks Could Cripple Internal Networks
2018-06-28 09:33

Arbor's Alcoy Believes DDoS May No Longer Remain Just an External ThreatMirai-like, distributed denial of service attacks launched by IoT devices are an indication that DDoS may no longer be an...

Significant DDoS Attack on ProtonMail Blamed on Russia-Linked Group
2018-06-28 08:59

Encrypted email provider ProtonMail was hit by a significant distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that appears to have been carried out by a group linked to Russia. read more

Bot-driven credential abuse, DDoS attacks continue to rise
2018-06-26 16:30

Cybersecurity defenders face increasing threats from organisations in the form of bot-based credential abuse targeting the hospitality industry and advanced DDoS attacks, according to Akamai....

Advanced DDoS attacks up 16% from last year: Watch for these methods
2018-06-26 14:24

With distributed denial of service (DDoS) and bot-based attacks constantly evolving, businesses must stay vigilant, according to Akamai report.

DDoS-Happy ‘Bitcoin Baron’ Sentenced to Almost 2 Years in Jail
2018-06-22 17:13

Far from being a simple hacktivist filled with an impulse for social justice, a different picture emerges when his activity is collated together.

US senators get digging to find out the truth about FCC DDoS attack
2018-06-13 19:58

And why serial self-promoter John McAfee is a security expert on Russian hacking Senate Democrats are pressing government officials to explain their claims on election tampering and cyberattacks.…