Necurs Botnet Learns New DDoS Trick

The Necurs botnet has learned a new trick. Instead of spewing spam delivering Locky ransomware, the notorious botnet is now capable of launching DDoS attacks. According to BitSight’s Anubis Labs, the malware was modified in September to include a module that adds DDoS capabilities and new proxy...

Windows Botnet Spreading Mirai Variant

A Chinese-speaking attacker is spreading a Mirai variant from a repurposed Windows-based botnet. Researchers at Kaspersky Lab published a report today, and said the code was written by an experienced developer who also built in the capability to spread the IoT malware to Linux machines under...

DirectAdmin 1.50.1 - Denial of Service

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Apple macOS 10.12.1/iOS 10 SecureTransport SSL handshake OCSP MiTM and DoS Vulnerabilities

Exploit for macOS platform in category dos / poc Apple macOS 10.12.1/iOS 10 SecureTransport SSL handshake OCSP MiTM and DoS Credit: Maksymilian Arciemowicz https://cxsecurity.com/ --- 0. Description ---- The latest macOS and iOS have weak OCSP validation process which allow attacker to send OCSP...

Europol arrests 34 Teenagers for using DDoS Attack Tools

Europol has announced that the law enforcement agencies from 13 countries around the globe have arrested 34 users of Netspoof DDoS attack tool and interviewed and warned 101 suspects in a global crackdown. According to the report published on the official website of Europol, law enforcement...

NTP DoS Exploit Released — Update Your Servers to Patch 10 Flaws

A proof-of-concept PoC exploit for a critical vulnerability in the Network Time Protocol daemon ntpd has been publically released that could allow anyone to crash a server with just a single maliciously crafted packet. The vulnerability has been patched by the Network Time Foundation with the...

Oracle acquires DNS provider Dyn for more than $600 Million

Yes, Oracle just bought the DNS provider company that brought down the Internet last month. Business software vendor Oracle announced on Monday that it is buying cloud-based Internet performance and Domain Name System DNS provider Dyn. Dyn is the same company that was hit by a massive distributed...

OWOX, Inc.: Direct IP Access

I can access the website through its IP following its default port which is port 80 .. it means that the hacker can Execute a DDOS on your website.. Actual IP and Port accessible:: 104.155.10.15:80 just copy and paste it in URL address bar...

DDoS Attack Takes Down Central Heating System Amidst Winter In Finland

Just Imaging — What if, you enter into your home from a chilling weather outside, and the heating system fails to work because of a cyber attack, leaving you in the sense of panic? The same happened late last month when an attack knocks heating system offline in Finland. Last week, a Distributed...

Teenage Hacker Arrested For Disrupting 911 Service With DDoS Attack

Just last month, researchers explained how an attacker can knock the 911 service offline in an entire state by launching automated Distributed Denial of Service DDoS attacks using a botnet of just 6000 smartphones. But, doing so, in reality, could not only land public in danger but the attacker a...

On the Dyn DDoS Attack, Keen Team, and a Phony Windows Installer

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap the news of the week, including the storylines around last week’s Dyn DDoS attack, Keen Team winning big again at Pwn2Own, and a fake Windows installer. Download: ThreatpostNewsWrapOctober282016.mp3 Music by Chris Gonsalves...

Dyn DDoS Could Have Topped 1 Tbps

As more time passes, researchers are getting insight into the size and structure of the DDoS attack against DNS provider Dyn last week, and the capabilities of the Mirai botnet. First, Dyn released a truncated post-mortem on the attack with admittedly some omissions as a law enforcement...

Friday's Massive DDoS Attack Came from Just 100,000 Hacked IoT Devices

Guess how many devices participated in last Friday's massive DDoS attack against DNS provider Dyn that caused vast internet outage? Just 100,000 devices. I did not miss any zeros. Dyn disclosed on Wednesday that a botnet of an estimated 100,000 internet-connected devices was hijacked to flood its...

Dyn DDoS Work of Script Kiddies, Not Politically Motivated Hackers

New research on the source of Friday’s DDoS attack against DNS provider Dyn indicates that script kiddies are likely responsible, rather than a politically motivated actor. Researchers at Flashpoint dismissed numerous claims of responsibility that separately linked the attack to the Russian...

Chinese Electronics Firm to Recall its Smart Cameras recently used to Take Down Internet

You might be surprised to know that your security cameras, Internet-connected toasters and refrigerators may have inadvertently participated in the massive cyber attack that broke a large portion of the Internet on Friday. That's due to massive Distributed Denial of Service DDoS attacks against...

On the Dangers of Skyping and Typing, Fingerprint Warrants, and More

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook briefly talk about the Dyn DDoS attack and the Linux bug Dirty Cow before discussing the dangers of Skyping and typing, the fingerprint warrant story, hiding credit card numbers in images, and more. Show notes: Dyn Confirms DDoS Attack Affecting Twitter, Github, Many...

DYN Confirms DDoS Attack Knocking Out Twitter, Spotify Other Major Sites

Update DNS provider Dyn has confirmed two massive distributed denial of service attacks against its servers Friday impacting many of its customers including Twitter, Spotify and GitHub. The attacks came in two waves, one early Friday morning and a second just a few hours later. “This attack is...

Massive DDoS Attack Against Dyn DNS Service Knocks Popular Sites Offline

UPDATE — How an army of million of hacked Internet-connected smart devices almost broke the Internet today. Cyber attacks are getting evil and worst nightmare for companies day-by-day, and the Distributed Denial of Service DDoS attack is one such attacks that cause a massive damage to any service...

Ian Dunn: No CAPTCHA ia exist in pages

No CAPTCHA is exist in the "Wordpress-backup-options" and "contact" pages. Due to the fact that the webpage has no CAPTCHA mechanism any attacker can perform DOS/DDOS attack and perform Daniel of Service attack to the server. Links: Wordpress-backup-options page:...

World's largest 1 Tbps DDoS Attack launched from 152,000 hacked Smart Devices

Do you know — Your Smart Devices may have inadvertently participated in a record-breaking largest cyber attack that Internet has just witnessed. If you own a smart device like Internet-connected televisions, cars, refrigerators or thermostats, you might already be part of a botnet of millions of...