All posts tagged "DDoS"
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3.5KHow ToHow to Secure Your VPS and Dedicated Servers from Hackers
Your decision to use a dedicated server or a VPS likely stems from a desire to have greater access to resources, improved...
- 3.4KMalware
Momentum Botnet Attacks Linux Devices and Recruit them as Botnet to Launch DDoS Attacks Using 36 Different Methods
Security researchers from Trend Micro observed a new malware activity targeting devices running the Linux platform, the malware samples found to be...
- 1.1KCyber Events
Cyber attack cripples networks in city of Pensacola days after shooting
Lately, we have observed a sudden rise in cyber attacks against cities and towns around the world including the US, the latest...
- 3.9KHacked
China Attacks Hong Kong Protests Forum With DDoS Tool “Great Cannon”
The Chinese government has again deployed the infamous state-backed DDoS attack, aka “Great Cannon.” This time it’s against a forum used by...
- 3.2KCyber Events
Chinese DDoS tool Great Cannon resurfaces to target Hong Kong protestors
China is greatly disturbed by the ongoing pro-democracy, anti-Beijing protests in Hong Kong and has been targeting all the digital forums protestors...
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Roboto Botnet Exploiting Linux Webmin Server RCE Vulnerability To Perform DDoS Attack
A new wave of Roboto Botnet activities being discovered that attack the Linux Webmin servers by exploiting the RCE vulnerability using vulnerability...
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Telegram MTProxy Used to Launch DDoS Attack Against Cloud Service Provider Arvan – Peaks Up to 5,000 Requests Per Second
An Iranian based Cloud Infrastructure provider Arvan experienced a DDoS attack that peaks up to 5,000 Requests Per Second via Telegram MTProxy....
- 348Cyber Events
Labour Party’s campaign sites hit by DDoS Attack
A spokesperson from the Labour Party in the United Kingdom has confirmed that the party’s digital platforms suffered a massive DDoS attack...
- 2.8KCyber Events
How can I protect myself from hackers if I want to start a blog?
So, you run the publication’s website or maintain your own blog. You publish what you think is necessary, and someone may not like it. Potentially, your blog is...
- 463Cyber Events
AWS hit by massive DDoS attacks that lasted 8 hours
Under “usual circumstances,” AWS makes headlines for exposing databases of companies using its services. A few days ago (Oct 22, 2019), the...
- 88Data Security
How your work phone could be a huge security threat
You know about cyber security and mobile network vulnerabilities. You’ve heard of DDoS attacks. You might have even moved on from your...
- 114Cyber Crime
Dark web data center in former NATO bunker seized for hosting child porn
Bulletproof hoster not so Bulletproof after all. Authorities in Germany have raided, busted and seized a massive data bunker called “Cyberbunker 2.0”...
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Wikipedia Hacked – Hackers Take Down the Website with Massive DDOS Attack
Wikipedia Hacked: cybercriminals have launched a massive DDOS attack on Wikipedia and take down the website in several countries in Europe and parts...
- 1.4KData Security
Wikipedia suffers DDoS attack causing worldwide service disruption
The DDoS attack on Wikipedia is first of its kind. The popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia has suffered a DDoS attack over the...
- 107Cyber Events
Website used by Hong Kong protesters suffers DDoS attack
The prime suspect of the DDoS attack is China. An online forum used by activists behind the ongoing Hong Kong protests has...
- 55Data Security
Solving the Cyber Security Problem: Mission Impossible
Why nothing is working in cyber security? Cyber Securities Book of Revelations. I spend a fair amount of time in my current...
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Massive DDoS Attack on Streaming Service with 292,000 RPS (Requests Per Second) From 402,000 Different Botnet IP’s
An unrevealed streaming site hit with massive DDoS attack from 402,000 different IoT(Internet of Things) Botnet IPs, which directed a peak flow...
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VLC Media Player Has Critical Security Flaw [Updated: Devs Deny All Claims]
Update VideoLAN has tweeted that the security issue reported by CERT-Bund is not as severe as claimed. VideoLAN says the issue lies...
- 47Geek
Twitter is down – Twitter’s website & app suffering outage (Updated)
As surprising as it may sound, Facebook is up but Twitter is down. The online news and social networking site Twitter is...
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Tor Project Is Finally Fixing A DDoS Vulnerability In Onion Sites After Years
The Tor Project is finally going to release a fix for a bug that has been plaguing Onion sites for years, making...
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Man Gets Prison For DDoSing Steam, EA, Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, DOTA2, Riot Games….
In one of its kind acts, a Utah-based man named Austin Thompson (23) is going to prison for launching DDoS attacks on...
