Security News

Major DDoS attack lasts 297 hours, as botnets bombard businesses
2018-04-27 12:48

In 2018, Q1 saw a DDoS attack that lasted 12 days, the longest since 2015, according to Kaspersky Lab.

DDoS-for-Hire Service Webstresser Dismantled
2018-04-25 17:41

Authorities in the U.S., U.K. and the Netherlands on Tuesday took down popular online attack-for-hire service WebStresser.org and arrested its alleged administrators. Investigators say that prior...

World's biggest DDoS-for-hire site shuttered, admins cuffed
2018-04-25 15:59

Webstresser.org taken down by Europol and chums Cops yesterday cuffed IT admins behind the "world’s biggest DDoS marketplace", webstresser.org, Europol has confirmed.…

Europol Smacks Down World’s Largest DDoS-for-Hire Market
2018-04-25 15:49

Webstresser[.]org, a DDoS-for-hire market believed to be behind at least 4 million cyberattacks around the world, has served up its last internet-paralyzing traffic tsunami.

Police Shut Down World's Biggest 'DDoS-for-Hire' Service–Admins Arrested
2018-04-25 14:03

In a major hit against international cybercriminals, the Dutch police have taken down the world's biggest DDoS-for-hire service that helped cyber criminals launch over 4 million attacks and...

Here's how much money a business should expect to lose if they're hit with a DDoS attack
2018-04-17 13:05

More than two-thirds of organizations experience between 20 to 50 DDoS attack attempts each month, according to Corero Network Security.

Real-time detection of consumer IoT devices participating in DDoS attacks
2018-04-16 12:05

Could we detect compromised consumer IoT devices participating in a DDoS attack in real-time and do someting about it? A group of researchers Princeton University have presented some encouraging...

SAP's Business Client can own entire apps, DDOS them into dust
2018-04-11 03:58

And that's the worst of ten patches awaiting lucky, lucky SAP admins SAP has issued its >April security update, which brings a waiting world news of ten patch-worthy problems.…

Mirai Variant Targets Financial Sector With IoT DDoS Attacks
2018-04-06 19:24

Researchers said a Mirai botnet variant, possibly linked to the IoTroop or Reaper botnet, was leveraged in attacks against the financial sector.