eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Back in April of this year, 360 Netlab researchers reported on a new DDoS botnet with more than 10,000 daily active bots and over 100 DDoS victims per day, dubbed Fodcha due to its command and control (C2) domain name folded.in See also: How to Stop DDoS Attacks: Prevention & Response. Fodcha Attacks Spread.

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Daniel Miessler

OCTOBER 4, 2020

They threaten to DDoS your company so customers can’t use your service. If they have good backups, or don’t need the data, they threaten to release that data to the public, and if that doesn’t work they now seem to be pivoting to a threat to take the business offline using a DDoS attack.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks aim to overwhelm a target's application or website, exhausting the system's resources and making the target inaccessible to legitimate users. While DDoS attacks are relatively simple to execute, they are frequently used by threat actors and can be a real thorn in the side of an organization.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

You can defend your site from the top cybercriminals, have the best hosting platform, and secure your platform with a strong password, but none of this is relevant if you aren’t performing website backups on a consistent basis. It’s essential for businesses to backup sites regardless if you are a small or large business.

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Anton on Security

JANUARY 3, 2023

This also reminds me that if you are owned, your cloud environment is probably also owned…] “Mandiant research indicates that threat actors are increasingly targeting backups to inhibit reconstitution after an attack. not truly ‘new news’, but a useful reminder to those who assume, circa 2015, that ‘backups solve ransomware’.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2022

Russian government released a list containing IP addresses and domains behind DDoS attacks that hit Russian infrastructure after the invasion. SecurityAffairs – hacking, DDoS). The post These are the sources of DDoS attacks against Russia, local NCCC warns appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2021

The gang threatens to publish the victim’s data and also use DDoS attacks against the victim (triple extortion). Maintain offline, encrypted backups of data and regularly test your backups. Regularly conduct backup procedures and keep backups offline or in separated networks. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

For a limited period of time, the researchers were able to determine the dimension of the botnet through sinkholing , the experts noticed that the EwDoor use a backup mechanism for its C2 and registered a backup command-and-control (C2) domain (iunno[.]se) se) to analyze the connections from the infected devices.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Phishing , general malware , and Distributed Denial of Service ( DDoS ) attacks are more common. DDoS Protection. AT&T DDoS Defense addresses vicious attacks that can take down entire networks, websites, and even countries in extreme cases. Also read: Top 8 DDoS Protection Service Providers. CrowdStrike dashboard.

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Dark Reading

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Don't wait until after a disaster, DDoS, or ransomware attack to learn just how good your backups really are.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 2, 2023

Apple fixes actively exploited vulnerability and introduces new features Steer clear of this EE phish that wants your card details 3 tips to raise your backup game 3 tips for creating backups your organization can rely on when ransomware strikes Stay safe! Want to learn more about how we can help protect your business?

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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. Relatively high frequency backups (daily or at least weekly). Local backups for quick access. Offline backups to prevent deletion.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 3, 2023

“Mandiant research indicates that threat actors are increasingly targeting backups to inhibit reconstitution after an attack. In addition, targeting, and in some cases creating, backups allows threat actors to engage in reconnaissance of affected organizations , escalate privileges, and gather intelligence. ” [A.C. — not

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Downtime limits incident response, increases the risk of data breaches, and can be used as leverage for DDoS attacks. 8 Common Cloud Storage Security Risks & Mitigations Cloud storage risks include misconfiguration, data breaches, insecure interfaces, DDoS attacks, malware, insider threats, encryption issues, and patching issues.

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Responsible Cyber

JULY 13, 2024

Introduction In today’s digital landscape, DDoS attacks (Distributed Denial of Service) pose a significant threat to business websites. Responsible Cyber , a leading provider of cybersecurity and risk management solutions, offers comprehensive platforms designed to protect organizations from external threats like DDoS attacks.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Here are our top 4 cybersecurity tips your business can deploy now to get proactive on preventing data breaches , site defacement, DDoS attacks and other threats that put your sites at risk. Why are DDoS attacks so important to prevent? Prepare for disaster recovery with Website Backup.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

In some cases, the gang also threatened and conducted distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks during negotiations. In some cases, AvosLocker negotiators also threaten and launche distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks during negotiations, likely when the victims are not cooperating, to convince them to comply with their demands.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 6, 2021

Also, the firewall offered by the company blocks all kinds of DDoS and Malware attacks that could damage the website- thus the reputation of the company. To those who go for more premium plans, a site backup plan of up to 200GB keeps the data continuity intact at the time of disasters.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

In 2007, Salomon collected more than $3,000 from botmasters affiliated with competing spam affiliate programs that wanted to see Spamhaus suffer, and the money was used to fund a week-long distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against Spamhaus and its online infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

backup servers, network shares, servers, auditing devices). In some attacks, government experts also observed the sabotage of backup or auditing devices to make recovery more difficult, the encryption of entire virtual servers, the use of scripting environments (i.e.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The Russian conflict with Ukraine led to a significant boost in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against EU targets. The most noticeable DDoS attacks were politically motivated and coordinated by pro-Russian hacker groups. Create offsite, offline backups. Don’t get attacked twice.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Although Giant Screening and Giant Finance+ services remain unaffected, sources report that the backend servers recording the backup information were partially disrupted in the incident. NCSC, ICO and the insurers of GiantPay are aware of the incident and are working closely with the company in finding who is behind the attack.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

Data Security & Recovery Measures Reliable CSPs provide high-level security and backup services; in the event of data loss, recovery is possible. Users have direct control over data security but are also responsible for backup procedures and permanently lost data in the event of device damage or loss.

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Responsible Cyber

APRIL 8, 2020

Businesses must also ensure they have secure backups of their critical data. Hence, since ransomware locks down files permanently (unless businesses want to cough up the ransom) backups are a crucial safeguard to recover from the hack. DDoS Attacks. Lack of Cybersecurity Knowledge.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Margaret’s Health is the first hospital to cite a cyberattack as a reason for its closure A database containing data of +8.9

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

So, companies small and medium can take the help of the awareness program to help their companies defend their computer networks against the growing cyber threats such as ransomware, phishing and Ddos attacks. Neglect the need to have a backup and disaster recovery solution in place. Cannot secure endpoints.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

This increases the stakes, primarily if entities did not engage in proper backup protocols before the attack. However, companies can teach employees proper backup techniques, and IT departments can institute rules for an ideal recovery time objective (RTO). This is known as data destruction.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Work in tandem with your hosting provider to leverage managed WordPress specialty hosting assistance, enquiring about their incumbent technologies, proactive monitoring, malware detection, backups, and DDoS mitigation, among others. Schedule daily backups to create multiple restore points.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Otherwise, it can affect their company’s stock prices in the event of a digital disaster like a ransomware attack or a Ddos attack to disrupt a computer network forever. For those unfortunate in business, the law enforcement agency is discouraging them not to pay any ransom and instead recover data from backups.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 4, 2024

Use Secure Hosting Services Choose a secure hosting provider with robust features like firewalls, regular backups, and intrusion detection systems. Additionally, use Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) to mitigate DDoS attacks. Start-ups should implement automated backup solutions and store backups in secure, offsite locations.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Luckily Howard kept frequent backups of the church’s website. Website attacks can destroy site content, so backups are crucial to recovering damage. Cybercriminals used a DDoS attack to bring down Julia’s website. DDoS is a type of attack in which a hacker attempts to take down a website by flooding it with multiple requests.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2023

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2022

There are dozens of Linux malware families out there today threatening SMBs with anything from ransomware to DDoS attacks. QNAPCrypt exploits a vulnerability in QNAP NAS running HBS 3 (Hybrid Backup Sync) to allow remote attackers to log in to a device. Cloud Snooper. How it works. encrypt extension being appended to affected files.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

DDoS Attacks How they occur: Distributed Denial of Service ( DDoS ) attacks overload cloud and network systems, interrupting access and triggering service disruptions. DDoS Attacks How they occur: With a greater cloud attack surface to defend, DDoS attacks can be harder to prevent.

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