DDoS

Network Security

Issued by: CIO Security

Hacking forum cuts section allegedly linked to DDoS attacks

An online hackers’ forum has deleted a section that allegedly offered paid distributed denial-of-service attacks, following last Friday’s massive internet disruption. HackForums.net will be shutting down the “Server Stress Testing” section, the site’s admin Jesse “Omniscient” LaBrocca said in a Friday posting. “I do need to make sure that we continue to exist and given…

Network Security

Issued by: Security Week

What’s the Fix for IoT DDoS Attacks?

No one has claimed responsibility, and Dyn has been somewhat quiet about the attack vectors, but has said that possibly 100,000 hijacked connected devices could have been used in the attack. The attacks could be fallout from the Mirai IoT Botnet assault against Brian Krebs earlier this month. As Krebs himself notes, the attacks started within…

Malware & Threats, Network Security

Issued by: CIO Security

Was the Dyn DDoS attack actually a script kiddie v. PSN?

The massive DDoS attack that disrupted the internet address-lookup service Dyn last week was perhaps pulled off by a script kiddie targeting PlayStation Network and using Mirai malware to assemble a massive IoT botnet, according to research by Flashpoint. “Flashpoint assesses with moderate confidence that the most recent Mirai attacks are likely connected to the…

Malware & Threats, Network Security

Issued by: Dark Reading

7 Imminent IoT Threats

Recent distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks involving the use of thousands of compromised digital video recorders and IP cameras have highlighted the looming security threat posed by the Internet of Things (IoT). Analyst firm Juniper Research estimates that between now and the end of 2020, the number of “things” connected to the Internet will grow from…

Network Security

Issued by: Trend Micro Blog

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of October 3, 2016

Earlier this week, the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) issued an update for a high-severity security vulnerability that would allow the Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) software to be exploited remotely to launch denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. This vulnerability, uncovered internally by ISC, is significant because BIND is the most widely-used software to implement Domain Name System…