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Beware the Cyber Ghouls: Spooky Threats Lurking in Digital Shadows

SecureWorld News

These botnets, networks of compromised devices, can perform attacks without the user realizing it, overwhelming networks, spreading spam, and even launching DDoS attacks. The crucifix : Regular backups, robust firewalls, and anti-malware software can drive away these bloodsuckers, keeping your system safe from sudden data "drain."

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DDoS attacks in Q4 2021

SecureList

Q4 2021 saw the appearance of several new DDoS botnets. A zombie network, named Abcbot by researchers, first hit the radar in July, but at the time it was little more than a simple scanner attacking Linux systems by brute-forcing weak passwords and exploiting known vulnerabilities.

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Email Provider VFEmail Suffers ‘Catastrophic’ Hack

Krebs on Security

Email provider VFEmail has suffered what the company is calling “catastrophic destruction” at the hands of an as-yet unknown intruder who trashed all of the company’s primary and backup data in the United States. Every file server is lost, every backup server is lost. Founded in 2001 and based in Milwaukee, Wisc.,

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GoDaddy offers website owners security protection on World Password Day

CyberSecurity Insiders

If anyone wants their online activity to be secure and private, password usage helps them in doing so; as it blocks unauthorized access to a service and access to personal information. 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.

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Google Cybersecurity Action Team Threat Horizons Report #5 Is Out!

Anton on Security

Weak passwords continued to be the most common factor at 41% of observed compromises. 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. Now, go and read the report!

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These are the sources of DDoS attacks against Russia, local NCCC warns

Security Affairs

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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Check your passwords! Synology NAS devices under attack from StealthWorker

Malwarebytes

The company does not believe the botnet is exploiting vulnerabilities in its software, it’s simply going after weak or default passwords using brute force guessing. In this case, if a password is guessed successfully, the device is infected with malware that will carry out additional attacks on other devices. StealthWorker.

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