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Akamai dealt with an 800Gbps ransom DDoS against a gambling company

Security Affairs

Akamai has recently involved in the mitigation of two of the largest known ransom DDoS attacks, one of them peaked at 800Gbps. CDN and cybersecurity firm Akamai warns of a worrying escalation in ransom DDoS attacks since the beginning of the year. ” Likely DDoS extortion attacks. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransom DDoS).

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Threatening botnets can be created with little code experience, Akamai finds

Tech Republic Security

Researchers at Akamai’s Security Intelligence unit find a botnet specimen that reveals how successful DDoS, spam and other cyberattacks can be done with little finesse, knowledge or savvy. The post Threatening botnets can be created with little code experience, Akamai finds appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Aquabotv3: The Mirai-Based Botnet Exploiting CVE-2024-41710 for DDoS Attacks

Penetration Testing

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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Experts warn of mass exploitation of critical PHP flaw CVE-2024-4577

Security Affairs

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the the vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Therefore, it is recommended that users conduct a comprehensive asset assessment, verify their usage scenarios, and update PHP to the latest version to ensure security. In June, the U.S.

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New KmsdBot Malware Hijacking Systems for Mining Crypto and Launch DDoS Attacks

The Hacker News

A newly discovered evasive malware leverages the Secure Shell (SSH) cryptographic protocol to gain entry into targeted systems with the goal of mining cryptocurrency and carrying out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

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cShell DDoS Bot Exploits Poorly Managed Linux SSH Servers

Penetration Testing

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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Is August DDoS Attack Month?

SecureWorld News

And by new tricks, we mean new DDoS extortion threats. This August, old cyber actors have returned with a string of malicious DDoS attacks. Akamai's Security Intelligence Research Team (SIRT) has been investigating a series of DDoS extortion threats from entities claiming to be Fancy Bear and Armada Collective.

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