Security News

Misconfigured Memcached Servers Abused to Amplify DDoS Attacks
2018-02-28 20:55

Over the past few days researchers say DDoS attacks have been using memcached servers to amplify DDoS attacks using UDP-based packets.

Surge in memcached-based reflected DDoS attacks is due to misconfigured servers
2018-02-28 17:26

Massive memcached-based reflection DDoS attacks with an unprecedented amplification factor have been ongoing for the last few days, by taking advantage of memcached servers exposed to the...

Memcached Servers Abused for Massive Amplification DDoS Attacks
2018-02-28 07:03

Cybercriminals have figured out a way to abuse widely-used Memcached servers to launch over 51,000 times powerful DDoS attacks than their original strength, which could result in knocking down of...

Memcached Abused for DDoS Amplification Attacks
2018-02-27 18:58

Malicious actors have started abusing the memcached protocol to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, Cloudflare and Arbor Networks warned on Tuesday. read more

DDoS Extortion and Attack Techniques
2018-02-09 22:33

DDoS extortion comes in many forms. Campaigns over the past three years have varied in their nature and continue to evolve over even the past few months. What lessons can be learned from the...

Business Wire Hit by Ongoing DDoS Attack
2018-02-06 22:47

Newswire service Business Wire said Tuesday that it been under a sustained Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack for almost a week.  read more

IoT Devices Fuel Complex DDoS Attacks: Report
2018-01-23 16:31

The continuous use of compromised Internet of Things (IoT) devices to launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks has helped cybercriminals increase the complexity of their assaults,...

DDoS Attacker Targeted Banks, Police, Former Employer
2018-01-23 14:18

Records From Hacked Stresser/Booter Service vDos Helped Unmask SuspectIn separate cases, two hackers have either pleaded guilty or been sentenced to serve jail time in part for launching or...

Man Admits to DDoS-ing Employers, Competitors
2018-01-19 16:35

A New Mexico man admitted in court this week to launching distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against the websites of former employers, business competitors, and public services. read more

Q3 2017 Global DDoS Threat Landscape Report released
2018-01-03 20:55

The newly released Q3 2017 Global DDoS Threat Landscape Report from Imperva Incapsula features insights on attacks and mitigation. These are some of the key findings: Bitcoin was one of the most...