Security News

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...

Teen Hacker Avoids Jail Over On-Demand DDoS Attacks
2017-12-20 14:03

Student Disrupted Amazon, NatWest, Netflix for vDOS 'Stresser' Service UsersA British teenager has avoided jail time after pleading guilty to thousands of DDoS disruptions against Amazon, Netflix,...

2017 Forrester Wave: DDoS Mitigation Solutions report
2017-12-14 13:50

In their 36-criteria evaluation of DDoS mitigation providers, Forrester identified 11 of the most significant ones — Akamai Technologies, Arbor Networks, Cloudflare, F5 Networks, Fortinet, Huawei...

Two Hackers Plead Guilty to Creating & Using Mirai Botnet for Massive DDoS Attacks
2017-12-13 16:48

The U.S. federal officials have arrested two hackers who have pleaded guilty to computer-crimes charges for creating and distributing Mirai botnet that crippled some of the world's biggest and...