Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2025

Italy’s data protection watchdog has blocked Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm DeepSeek ‘s chatbot service within the country, citing a lack of information on its use of users’ personal data. The AI-powered chatbot, recently launched globally, has rapidly gained popularity reaching millions of users.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2025

“The Italian Data Protection Authority has sent a request for information to Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence and Beijing DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence, the companies that provide the DeepSeek chatbot service, both web- and app-based.” ” reads the announcement.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) DDoS attacks have surged dramatically over the last few years, and will likely continue to pose a threat considering both how easy they are to execute, and how fast botnets (vast networks of compromised devices) are scaling. To stay ahead, organizations must turn to artificial intelligence.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In one notable case, attackers used internet-connected cameras to assemble the infamous Mirai botnet capable of launching a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. Hackers have exploited everything from fish tank thermometers to baby monitors , turning them into entry points for broader attacks.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The Mexican Drug Cartels Want You Casio: Notice of Partial Service Outage and Information Leak Caused by Ransomware Attack He founded a “startup” to access sanctioned Russian websites: the cyber police of Khmelnytskyi region exposed the hacker Hacked ‘AI Girlfriend’ Data Shows Prompts Describing Child Sexual Abuse Malware Over 300,000!

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Bleeping Computer

JUNE 8, 2024

Hacktivists are conducting DDoS attacks on European political parties that represent and promote strategies opposing their interests, according to a report by Cloudflare. [.]

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Recently, cybercriminals have increasingly used artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to increase the volume and efficacy of their attacks. The 2024 Imperva DDoS Threat Landscape Report shows that the first half of this year saw 111% more DDoS attacks than the same period in 2023. but ahead of the curve.

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Retail Cyber Risk Risk DDOS 71

CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 8, 2021

China is once again in the news for misusing the technology of Artificial Intelligence. 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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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated, integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into cybersecurity is more than a passing trend — it’s a groundbreaking shift in protecting our digital assets. Amazon also suffered from a similar AI-driven DDoS attack.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2025

Akira ransomware gang used an unsecured webcam to bypass EDR Japanese telecom giant NTT suffered a data breach that impacted 18,000 companies Mirai-based botnets exploit CVE-2025-1316 zero-day in Edimax IP cameras The Role of Differential Privacy in Protecting Sensitive Information in the Era of Artificial Intelligence International law enforcement (..)

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

On the immediate horizon, IoT systems will bring us autonomous vehicles and something called “digital twins” – virtual representations of physical objects infused with artificial intelligence. Mirai ultimately was used to carry out massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 24, 2025

1 - WEF: Best practices to adopt AI securely As businesses scramble to adopt artificial intelligence to boost their competitiveness, theyre also grappling with how to deploy AI systems securely and in line with policies and regulations. There, it posts breach announcements and offers a free DDoS tool.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2023

During the reporting period, key findings include: DDoS and ransomware rank the highest among the prime threats, with social engineering, data related threats, information manipulation, supply chain, and malware following.

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Threatpost

AUGUST 27, 2018

Botnets fused with artificial intelligence are decentralized and self-organized systems, capable of working together toward a common goal – attacking networks.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Design robust server architecture to improve redundancy and capacity for resilience against failure or DDoS attacks. Implement rate limiting to harden against DDoS and DNS tunneling attacks. Anti-DDoS configurations can enhance server architecture DDoS to protect DNS. Firewalls should be hardened to close unneeded ports.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML): AI/ML can enhance attack sophistication and scale, but they also improve threat detection and response. Cloud Computing Infrastructure: Cloud platforms offer resources for malicious activities, like hosting command and control infrastructure and launching DDoS attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Vendor reports note huge volume of attacks on local and public infrastructure, such as: CrowdStrike: Monitored hacktivist and nation-state distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks related to the Israli-Palestinian conflict, including against a US airport. 50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In the survey, cybersecurity spending came out ahead of other hot areas such as the cloud and artificial intelligence (AI). Phishing , general malware , and Distributed Denial of Service ( DDoS ) attacks are more common. DDoS Protection. Also read: Top 8 DDoS Protection Service Providers. CrowdStrike dashboard.

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BH Consulting

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Cyber insurance industry faces a pivotal year The cyber insurance industry faces a pivotal year, influenced by evolving ransomware threats, regulatory changes, and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI). MORE DDoS attacks: they havent gone away, you know. MORE Got crypto? Then watch your wallet, the scammers are coming.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

ransom Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy International Press Cybercrime San Bernardino County pays $1.1-million ransom Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy International Press Cybercrime San Bernardino County pays $1.1-million

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 24, 2024

Perhaps most obviously, cybercriminals have grown more sophisticated, and the evolution of artificial intelligence ( AI ) tools has, to an extent, democratized cybercrime, allowing even novice hackers to launch relatively sophisticated campaigns. However, the problem goes deeper than this.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Our growing fixation with leveraging artificial intelligence to extract profits from Big Data – for both constructive and criminal ends—is the order of the day. It can help companies get in a much better position to defend against, or recover from, targeted exploits, such as APT probes , DDoS attacks or ransomware , he says.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

If I had a magic 8-ball, I would predict that the greatest cyberthreats to businesses in 2023 will be a significant increase in foreign intelligence services conducting operations under the cover of hacktivist groups, fighting big oil, climate change, fiscal policies etc. DDOS Botnets. ris botnet which has climbed to the record.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Byron: The economic impact of phishing, ransomware, business logic hacking, Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks continues to be devastating. Erin: What are some of the biggest cyber threats that businesses face today?

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

Third-party security, ransomware , artificial intelligence (AI) and decentralized finance (DeFi) are some of the threats you can expect to see more of this year – with the potential for far worse results than we’ve seen in the past. “A near-future event could cause a massive depopulation of internet-connected devices.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

What's more, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has made social engineering methods more complex, covert, and difficult to detect. If an organization is already susceptible to a range of cyberattacks like data breaches, DDoS (distributed denial-of-service), and malware, then AI will likely provide more headaches for businesses.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 25, 2024

Perhaps most obviously, cybercriminals have grown more sophisticated, and the evolution of artificial intelligence ( AI ) tools has, to an extent, democratized cybercrime, allowing even novice hackers to launch relatively sophisticated campaigns. However, the problem goes deeper than this.

Cybersecurity 59

Cybersecurity DDOS Encryption Artificial Intelligence 59

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 26, 2022

Whereas older solutions like antivirus, firewalls, and endpoint detection and response (EDR) have long focused on threats at the network perimeter, the intent of NDR is to monitor and act on malicious threats within organization networks using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) analysis. Darktrace DETECT Features.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 7, 2024

DDoS attacks can overwhelm websites and disrupt services. The potential impact of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing on cyber warfare is another significant development. Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts data and demands payment for its release.

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Technology Education Artificial Intelligence Identity Theft 120

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

WAFs have to be able to quickly filter the traffic and make decisions on whether to allow each packet, especially when it comes to attackers attempting a DDoS attack. DDoS protection Challenge tests Honeypots for bad bots. The firewall allows any traffic that falls within that ruleset, while blocking any that doesn’t.

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Internet Internet Software Antivirus 144

Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A significant component of this is the emergence of artificial intelligence and machine learning to become embedded across every aspect of the enterprise, service provider, and government systems. In cybersecurity, Cisco invested early in IPS, Firewall, VPN, and endpoint security; they produced exceptional results.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

With faster response times, a more centralized platform, and artificial intelligence-powered workflows, many companies select XDR tools to optimize or go beyond what their SIEM and UEBA tools can do. BAS works in the background of daily operations and is frequently automated with artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) have emerged as critical tools for dealing with the ever-growing volume and complexity of cybersecurity threats. DDoS (distributed denial of service) mitigation. Machines can recognize patterns to detect malware and unusual activity better than humans and classic software.

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Cybersecurity Phishing Risk Artificial Intelligence 145

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks DDoS attacks involve overwhelming a bank’s online services with traffic, causing systems to slow down or crash, rendering services like online banking and payment processing unavailable. These attacks overwhelmed their online banking platforms, causing significant service disruptions.

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Banking Identity Theft DDOS Cyber threats 108

BH Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Access denied: large-scale attack highlights DDoS risk . How good are your defences against DDoS? BankInfoSecurity’s report took a similar tack, quoting the NetScout Atlas Security Engineering and Response Team which found over 10 million DDoS attacks launched in 2020, up from 8.5 million in 2019.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

This includes Active Directory for identity and access management, Windows Defender, Azure cloud security services such as Security Center, Key Vault, Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Information Protection and Application Gateway for protecting Web applications. Imperva (WAF, database security, threat intelligence, DDoS ).

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Cybersecurity Firewall Marketing Encryption 145

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

By late 2024, market analysts labelled artificial intelligence (AI) a “bubble” that might soon burst. These could include DDoS attacks, mass email bombings, and data leaks. As more companies adopt LLMs for efficiency, the risks of data breaches, insider threats, and ransomware attacks will intensify.

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