November 23, 2023 at 03:29AM Akamai has discovered two zero-day vulnerabilities that are being exploited to distribute the Mirai malware and create botnets for DDoS attacks. The vulnerabilities target routers and network video recorders from two vendors, and the devices’ default passwords are being used. Akamai’s Security Intelligence Response Team has not disclosed the affected … Read more
November 16, 2023 at 10:22AM DDoS attacks have been increasing, particularly targeting major cloud platforms like Microsoft. These attacks aim to disrupt online services by overwhelming them with excessive traffic. The recent attacks on Microsoft employed Layer 7 DDoS attacks, which can cause significant damage with fewer resources. Anonymous Sudan, a cyber threat group, was … Read more
November 14, 2023 at 11:39AM Researchers from AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center have warned that attackers are targeting MySQL servers and Docker hosts to infect them with malware capable of launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The malware, known as Ddostf, is a DDoS-capable botnet of Chinese origin. Attackers scan for vulnerable MySQL servers and upload … Read more
November 9, 2023 at 03:25AM OpenAI is currently addressing periodic outages caused by DDoS attacks on its API and ChatGPT services. While the company has not provided specific details on the root cause, they confirmed that the incidents are related to ongoing DDoS attacks. Users experiencing issues receive error messages and OpenAI is working to … Read more
November 3, 2023 at 02:46PM The Mozi botnet, once the most prolific in the world, has been effectively shut down by a kill switch triggered in August. The botnet, which enabled Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks and compromised Internet of Things (IoT) devices, is now largely non-functional. Researchers speculate that the creators or the … Read more
October 27, 2023 at 10:43AM This week’s cybersecurity roundup highlights the increase in HTTP DDoS attacks, with gaming and gambling organizations being the most affected. The ENISA Threat Landscape report identifies DDoS attacks and ransomware as the top threats, while the FTC details its efforts to combat cross-border fraud and ransomware attacks. Cyber.org receives $6.8 … Read more
October 26, 2023 at 10:06AM Cloudflare has reported mitigating thousands of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that exploited the recently disclosed HTTP/2 Rapid Reset flaw. Among these attacks, 89 exceeded 100 million requests per second. The total number of HTTP DDoS attack requests in Q3 2023 reached 8.9 trillion, representing a significant increase compared to previous … Read more
October 26, 2023 at 09:43AM Cloudflare has reported a significant increase in hyper-volumetric HTTP DDoS attacks in Q3 2023, surpassing previous years. These attacks overwhelm servers with garbage traffic, and exploit a new technique called ‘HTTP/2 Rapid Reset.’ Cloudflare also observed trends in mDNS, CoAP, and ESP attacks, indicating the emergence of new attack strategies. … Read more