Penetration Testing

APRIL 18, 2024

These flaws, which could open the door for denial of service attacks or expose sensitive data,... The post Keycloak Patches Vulnerabilities, Mitigates DDoS and Data Theft Risks appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks seek to cripple a corporate resource such as applications, web sites, servers, and routers, which can quickly lead to steep losses for victims. However, DDoS attackers sometimes even target the specific computers (or routers) of unwary people – often to harass video gamers, for example.

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Penetration Testing

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Carpet-bombing DDoS attacks are a growing concern for network operators. This strategy, first observed by... The post Carpet-Bombing DDoS Attacks: The Evolving Threat to Networks appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Penetration Testing

MARCH 3, 2024

Russia’s NoName057(16) has become synonymous with the DDoSia project, a relentless campaign of DDoS... The post NoName057(16): Russia’s DDoS Disruptors Target the West appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 30, 2025

DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) Attacks A DDoS attack happens when hackers flood a platforms servers with enough traffic to cause the platform to crash. Regular Security Audits and Penetration Testing Any good spread betting platform does not wait for hackers to strike before they look for weaknesses that can be exploited.

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Qrator Labs has published a report on DDoS attacks for the third quarter of 2023, which found the financial sector to be the most vulnerable, having been the target of 42.06% of all recorded... The post Qrator Labs’ Q3 Insight: DDoS Attacks Target Finance appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

AhnLab has discovered attacks on vulnerable MySQL servers using the Ddostf bot for DDoS assaults. AhnLab has been... The post Ddostf DDoS Bot Exploits Vulnerabilities: MySQL Servers at Risk appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

These instances are being exploited by malicious actors to transform machines into botnets for DDoS (Distributed Denial of... The post OracleIV Botnet Targets Docker API for DDoS Attack Expansion appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Penetration Testing

JANUARY 20, 2025

The behavior of ChatGPTs web crawler can be exploited through a discovered vulnerability: under specific query conditions, OpenAI’s The post ChatGPT Crawler Vulnerability: DDoS Attacks via HTTP Requests appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In the dynamic landscape of cyber threats, a new botnet, “InfectedSlurs,” has emerged, exploiting critical vulnerabilities in FXC Routers to orchestrate a sophisticated Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack network.

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Penetration Testing

AUGUST 7, 2024

Experts at AquaSec have identified a new DDoS attack campaign named “Panamorfi.” ” These attacks utilize a package called “mineping.jar,” written in Java and designed to launch TCP flood DDoS attacks.

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Penetration Testing

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

This campaign leverages a potent variant of the Lucifer DDoS botnet with observed evolutions,... The post Lucifer Botnet Exploits Apache Hadoop & Druid (CVE-2021-25646) for Cryptomining appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 30, 2024

Related: France hit by major DDoS attack The Unitronics hack was particularly effective given the nature of the target. Continual testing While performing rigorous assessments before vendors are onboarded is important, so is performing ongoing internal and external penetration tests to simulate attacks and test for potential weaknesses.

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Penetration Testing

JULY 23, 2024

A US resident has been sentenced to 9 months in prison for creating and managing the Astrostress service, which allowed users to launch powerful DDoS attacks. The defendant was also given a 2-year probation... The post Texas Man Jailed for Running DDoS-for-Hire Website appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Penetration Testing

JANUARY 19, 2025

A newly discovered IoT botnet has been linked to a series of large-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting The post IoT Botnet Fuels Large-Scale DDoS Attacks Targeting Global Organizations appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Penetration Testing

JANUARY 30, 2025

The Akamai Security Intelligence and Response Team (SIRT) has identified Aquabotv3, a new and more sophisticated variant of The post Aquabotv3: The Mirai-Based Botnet Exploiting CVE-2024-41710 for DDoS Attacks appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Penetration Testing

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

A massive, coordinated DDoS attack disrupted Steam services globally and the Perfect World Esports platform in China on the weekend of August 24-26, coinciding with the launch of the highly... The post AISURU Botnet Identified in Massive DDoS Attack on Steam appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Penetration Testing

JUNE 20, 2024

.” Discovered in May 2024, this Golang-based threat exhibits advanced features beyond typical DDoS capabilities, including proxying, scanning, self-upgrades, persistence mechanisms, and exfiltration... The post Zergeca Botnet Exposed: Advanced Capabilities Beyond DDoS appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Penetration Testing

OCTOBER 16, 2024

DOJ Charges Operators of Anonymous Sudan for DDoS Attacks on Critical Infrastructure appeared first on Cybersecurity News. Department of Justice announced today the indictment of two Sudanese nationals, Ahmed Salah Yousif Omer (22) and Alaa Salah Yusuuf Omer (27), for their alleged roles in operating... The post U.S.

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Penetration Testing

JULY 31, 2024

Since many of Microsoft’s services, especially Microsoft 365, also run on Microsoft Azure, the outage affected all Microsoft 365 services, such as OneDrive and... The post Double Trouble: DDoS and Internal Errors Cause Major Microsoft Azure Outage appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Penetration Testing

AUGUST 30, 2024

Global Secure Layer (GSL), a prominent cybersecurity firm, recently mitigated the largest packet rate DDoS attack ever recorded on its platform. Billion Packet Rate DDoS Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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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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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In a recent report, Cloudflare reveals details about the threat actor LameDuck (Anonymous Sudan), a pro-Islamic, anti-Western group responsible for over 35,000 DDoS attacks against targets worldwide.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2025

Penetration Testing Frameworks: Frameworks like Metasploit simulate real-world attacks to identify security weaknesses. Cloud Computing Infrastructure: Cloud platforms offer resources for malicious activities, like hosting command and control infrastructure and launching DDoS attacks.

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Penetration Testing

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

The World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, was met with a significant increase in Distributed The post DDoS Attacks Surge During World Economic Forum (WEF) appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Penetration Testing

OCTOBER 2, 2024

This discovery highlights how everyday devices, such as... The post CUPS Exploit Turns Common Devices into DDoS Weapons appeared first on Cybersecurity News. In a recent revelation, researchers at Akamai have identified a new attack vector exploiting vulnerabilities in the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS).

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Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 19, 2024

AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) has uncovered a new strain of DDoS malware called cShell, which specifically targets poorly managed Linux SSH servers. The malware exploits weak credentials to gain... The post cShell DDoS Bot Exploits Poorly Managed Linux SSH Servers appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 28, 2023

Network Security: Study network protocols, such as TCP/IP, and analyze common network attacks like DDoS, phishing, and man-in-the-middle attacks. Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing: Learn the techniques and methodologies used by ethical hackers to identify vulnerabilities in systems.

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Penetration Testing

OCTOBER 17, 2024

According to a new report from cybersecurity researcher Marcin Nawrocki... The post Pro-Russian Threat Actors Launch Coordinated DDoS Attacks Against Japanese Organizations appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 26, 2023

These attacks, meticulously analyzed by the experts at AhnLab Security Emergency... The post Open Door Under Linux: Hackers Surf a Wave of Server Breaches appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Penetration Testing

JULY 29, 2024

The Dutch National Scrubbing Center (NaWas), which protects its participants from DDoS attacks, recorded a significant decrease in the number of attacks in the second quarter of this year. Between April and June, the... The post Report: DDoS Attacks Decline, But Large-Scale Threats Surge appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Penetration Testing

JANUARY 21, 2025

On October 29, 2024, Cloudflare revealed details of a DDoS attack orchestrated using a Mirai botnet comprising 13,000 The post Mirai Botnet Unleashes Record-Breaking DDoS Attack, Cloudflare Thwarts Threat appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Penetration Testing

JULY 23, 2024

The law enforcement agencies of the United Kingdom have reported a successful operation infiltrating the systems of the DDoS service, during which the alleged head of the DigitalStress service was arrested.

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Penetration Testing

MAY 1, 2024

Dubbed “Goldoon,” this botnet is ruthlessly exploiting a nearly decade-old vulnerability in D-Link devices to commandeer them for malicious activities, primarily Distributed Denial-of-Service... The post “Goldoon” Botnet Exploits Unpatched D-Link Devices appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Penetration Testing

JANUARY 7, 2024

Dubbed ‘Operation Japan,’ this campaign unfolds against the backdrop of Japan’s controversial decision to release treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power... The post Operation Japan’s Cyber Response to Fukushima Decision appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Penetration Testing

MARCH 10, 2025

Following these The post DDoS Strikes X: Cloudflare Saves Platform, Dark Storm Suspected appeared first on Cybersecurity News. Today, the social media platform X/Twitter experienced multiple outages, each affecting different regions for varying durations.

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Penetration Testing

MAY 29, 2024

The Sysdig Threat Research Team (TRT) has exposed the alarming activities of the Rebirth botnet, a Mirai-based DDoS-as-a-Service (DDoSaaS) platform that primarily targets the video gaming community.

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