It’s 2023 and Microsoft WordPad can be exploited to hijack vulnerable systems

October 10, 2023 at 07:58PM Microsoft has released over 100 security updates, including fixes for two bugs that are already being actively exploited. One of the vulnerabilities, known as Rapid Reset, is an HTTP/2 weakness that has been used since August to launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Microsoft WordPad also has an information … Read more

HTTP/2 ‘Rapid Reset’ zero-day exploited in biggest DDoS deluge seen yet

October 10, 2023 at 04:46PM Cloudflare reported that the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack ever recorded was launched using a zero-day vulnerability in the HTTP/2 protocol. The attack surpassed 398 million requests per second, more than five times larger than the previous record. Google, Cloudflare, and AWS have disclosed the vulnerability and implemented mitigations to … Read more

October 10, 2023 at 11:30AM – HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited to Launch Record DDoS Attacks

October 10, 2023 at 11:30AM Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cloudflare, and Google have taken measures to address a new distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack technique called HTTP/2 Rapid Reset. The attacks, which exploited a flaw in the HTTP/2 protocol, affected the companies’ cloud infrastructures. The attacks overloaded servers by sending and canceling requests in quick succession, … Read more

October 10, 2023 at 09:54AM – ‘HTTP/2 Rapid Reset’ Zero-Day Exploited to Launch Largest DDoS Attacks in History

October 10, 2023 at 09:54AM A new zero-day vulnerability called ‘HTTP/2 Rapid Reset’ has been exploited by malicious actors to launch massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Cloudflare, Google, and AWS have all experienced record-breaking attacks, with the largest reaching 398 million requests per second. The attacks leverage a feature in the HTTP/2 protocol and have … Read more

October 10, 2023 at 08:24AM – Researcher Conversations: Natalie Silvanovich From Google’s Project Zero

October 10, 2023 at 08:24AM Natalie Silvanovich, a member of Google’s Project Zero, discusses her work in finding and fixing zero-day vulnerabilities. Project Zero aims to make zero-day vulnerabilities difficult to exploit by attackers. Silvanovich explains the team’s disclosure policy, research process, and the necessary skills for being a successful researcher. She also touches on … Read more