Security News

Mirai IoT Botnet Not Only Contributor in Massive DDoS Attack: Akamai (SecurityWeek)
2016-10-06 16:37

53% of DDoS attacks result in additional compromise (Help Net Security)
2016-10-05 13:45

DDoS attack volume has remained consistently high and these attacks cause real damage to organizations, according to Neustar. The global response also affirms the prevalent use of DDoS attacks to...

Mirai “internet of things” malware from Krebs DDoS attack goes open source (Naked Security)
2016-10-05 13:08

Seems that the recent mega-DDoS against cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs came from insecure routers, cameras, even printers.

IoT Botnets Are The New Normal of DDoS Attacks (Threatpost)
2016-10-05 12:51

DVR’s, IP-enabled cameras, home cable equipment and many other IOT connected devices are that latest in potent DDoS tools available to attackers.

IoT DDoS Code Shared Online (October 2 3, 2016) (SANS Newsbites)
2016-10-04 19:22

Leaked: Source code for Mirai IoT DDoS botnet (Help Net Security)
2016-10-03 15:02

IoT-powered DDoS attacks are on the rise, and the situation is poised to become even worse now that the source code for the Mirai malware has been made public. Reporter Brian Krebs, whose website...

Source Code Released for Mirai DDoS Malware (Threatpost)
2016-10-03 14:58

An attacker known as Anna-senpai released source code for the Mirai malware, which was used in a 620 Gbps DDoS attack against Krebs on Security.

Free Source Code Hacks IoT Devices to Build DDoS Army (InfoRiskToday)
2016-10-03 13:07

Source code of Mirai botnet responsible for Krebs On Security DDoS released online (ZDNet)
2016-10-03 09:22

DDoS Attack on French Web Host Came From Compromised IoT Devices (September 28 29, 2016) (SANS Newsbites)
2016-09-30 18:51