Security News

South Korean banks threatened with DDoS attacks unless they pay $315,000 (Help Net Security)
2017-06-27 17:07

South Korean banks are being threatened with crippling DDoS attacks unless they pay $315,000 in bitcoin. The attackers threatening them identified themselves as the Armada Collective. According to...

The Weaponization of DDoS (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-23 21:48

Arbor's Darren Anstee on How to Defend Against Powerful DDoS for HireThe Mirai botnet is just the most high-profile example of the new weaponization of DDoS. Attacks are stronger than ever, and...

North Korea's DDoS Attacks Analyzed Based on IPs (Security Week)
2017-06-20 10:57

Arbor Networks has used the IP addresses shared recently by United States authorities to analyze distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks attributed to the North Korean government. The...

US Warns of 'DeltaCharlie' – A North Korean DDoS Botnet Malware (The Hackers News)
2017-06-14 05:23

The United States government has released a rare alert about an ongoing, eight-year-long North Korean state-sponsored hacking operation. The joint report from the FBI and U.S. Department of...

Stealthy DDoS attacks distract from more destructive security threats (Help Net Security)
2017-06-06 13:30

The greatest DDoS risk for organisations is the barrage of short, low volume attacks which mask more serious network intrusions. Despite several headline-dominating, high-volume DDoS attacks over...

Don't Be In Denial About DDoS (SecurityWeek)
2017-05-23 20:03

Examining the FCC claim that DDoS attacks hit net neutrality comment system (ArsTechnica)
2017-05-23 20:03

FCC won't publish evidence of alleged DDoS attack, amid net neutrality battle (ZDNet)
2017-05-21 02:18

FCC blames DDoS for weekend commentary lockout (The Register)
2017-05-09 11:48

FCC Says Website Downtime Caused by DDoS Attacks (SecurityWeek)
2017-05-09 11:03