Security News

JavaScript DDoS Attack Peaks at 275,000 Requests-Per-Second (Threatpost)
2015-09-28 16:24

CloudFlare reports a massive JavaScript-based DDoS attack against one its customers, likely carried out by unsuspecting mobile browsers served a malicious ad.

Mobile ad network exploited to launch JavaScript-based DDoS attack (Help Net Security)
2015-09-28 14:24

A type of DDoS attack that has until now been mostly theoretical has become reality: CloudFlare engineers have spotted a browser-based Layer 7 flood hitting one of its customers with as many as 275,00...

New DDoS attack uses smartphone browsers to flood site with 4.5bn requests (ZDNet)
2015-09-28 12:16

Mobile Ad Network Abused in DDoS Attack: CloudFlare (SecurityWeek)
2015-09-28 09:16

Mobile advertising DDoS JavaScript drip serves site with 4.5 billion hits (The Register)
2015-09-28 08:16

The rise of repeated "low and slow" DDoS attacks (Help Net Security)
2015-09-15 09:00

There's been a significant change in the nature of DDoS attacks that is leaving businesses exposed to data breaches and malware. Recent research from Neustar shines a light on the changing tactics ...

Akamai warns of increased activity from DDoS extortion group (SC Magazine)
2015-09-10 21:50

DHS awards Univ. of Houston $2.6M contract for DDoS research (SC Magazine)
2015-09-09 15:25

DD4BC Extortionist Group Launched Over 140 DDoS Attacks: Akamai (SecurityWeek)
2015-09-09 15:25

NBN vaults Australia into global top-10 DDoS attack sources (The Register)
2015-09-04 14:07