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A new botnet named M?ris is behind massive DDoS attack that hit Yandex

Security Affairs

The massive DDoS attack that has been targeting the internet giant Yandex was powered b a completely new botnet tracked as M?ris. The record magnitude of the massive DDoS attack was also confirmed by the US company Cloudflare, which specializes in the protection against such kinds of attacks. technique for DDoS attacks.

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New SLP Vulnerability to play catalyst to 2000x DDoS attacks

CyberSecurity Insiders

A DDoS Attack is the bombardment of fake internet traffic onto an application server, thus disrupting its operations, leading to its unavailability to genuine traffic. The post New SLP Vulnerability to play catalyst to 2000x DDoS attacks appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Imperva blocked the largest Layer 7 DDoS attack it has ever seen

Security Affairs

Researchers at Imperva revealed that an undisclosed streaming service was hit by a massive DDoS attack that stopped it for 13 days. day DDoS massive attack powered by a Mirai botnet composed of 402,000 IoT devices. According to Imperva, it was the largest Layer 7 DDoS attack it has ever seen. SecurityAffairs – DDoS, hacking).

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Gcore Thwarts Massive 650 Gbps DDoS Attack on Free Plan Client

The Hacker News

At the beginning of January, Gcore faced an incident involving several L3/L4 DDoS attacks with a peak volume of 650 Gbps. Attackers exploited over 2000 servers belonging to one of the top three cloud providers worldwide and targeted a client who was using a free CDN plan.

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Muddling Meerkat, a mysterious DNS Operation involving China’s Great Firewall

Security Affairs

Attackers used “super-aged” domains, usually registered before the year 2000, to avoid DNS blocklists and blending in with old malware at the same time The attackers manipulate MX (Mail Exchange) records by injecting fake responses through China’s Great Firewall. .”

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 251

Security Affairs

Massive DDoS attack brought down 25% Iranian Internet connectivity. OT attacks increased by over 2000 percent in 2019, IBM reports. A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Maastricht University finally paid a 30 bitcoin ransom to crooks.

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Deny, Deny, Deny. DDoS Protection For Your Website

SiteLock

When Did The Need for DDoS Protection Begin? It was February 2000, and in the space of just one week, major websites like Yahoo!, And nearly 15 years later they’re still a very potent threat to businesses of all sizes, with DDoS protection being a necessity for many. An Explanation Of DDoS. So what is the dreaded DDoS?

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