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DDoS attacks in Q2 2021

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For example, April saw the active distribution of a new DDoS botnet called Simps — the name under which it introduced itself to owners of infected devices. The malware creators promoted their brainchild on a specially set-up YouTube channel and Discord server, where they discussed DDoS attacks.

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Brazil expert discovers Oracle flaw that allows massive DDoS attacks

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million servers running the RPCBIND service from being used in amplified DDoS attacks. The data showed that a DDoS attack was in progress, coming from port 111 of several servers, all from other countries. Securi ty Affairs – Oracle, DDoS). Oracle has just released a security update to prevent 2.3 Pierluigi Paganini.

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Top Zeus Botnet Suspect “Tank” Arrested in Geneva

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Bogachev is accused of running the Gameover Zeus botnet , a massive crime machine of 500,000 to 1 million infected PCs that was used for large DDoS attacks and for spreading Cryptolocker — a peer-to-peer ransomware threat that was years ahead of its time. “The Americans were unhappy, and a little surprised.

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Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

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For example, in 2010 Spamdot and its spam affiliate program Spamit were hacked, and its user database shows Sal and Icamis often accessed the forum from the same Internet address — usually from Cherepovets , an industrial town situated approximately 230 miles north of Moscow. And there were many good reasons to support this conclusion.

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Router security in 2021

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Number of router vulnerabilities according to cve.mitre.org, 2010–2022 ( download ). Number of router vulnerabilities according to nvd.nist.gov, 2010–2022 ( download ). The Mirai botnet was originally designed for large-scale DDoS attacks on Minecraft servers, and was later employed to attack other resources.

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China using AI to develop robots that can hide in sea launch bombs and cyber attacks

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Information is also out that these unmanned vehicles have sophisticated devices installed in them that can launch cyber attacks such as DDoS and malware after connecting to a wireless network.

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Law enforcement and Microsoft join forces to dismantle botnet using LED Light Control Console

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Threat actors used the consoles to deliver malware and ransomware through an IoT botnet that was also used to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. “One particular IP was associated with dozens of activities related to the distribution of malware, phishing emails, ransomware, and DDoS attacks.”

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