Online Ad Networks Leverages to Launch Javascript Attacks

LAS VEGAS – Researchers have figured out how to leverage the reach of online advertising networks to distribute javascript of their choosing, creating the equivalent of a botnet of ad impressions capable of crashing underlying webservers or distributing malware on a massive scale for pennies on t...

DDoS Attack Takes Down DNS Provider Network Solutions

A distributed denial of service attack knocked the website of the domain name registrar Network Solutions LLC offline this morning and affected an unknown number of its clients’ sites as well. Network Solutions announced on its Facebook page that it was experiencing a DDoS attack just before 11...

Researchers Uncover PinkStats APT Toolkit

The arsenal of tools that attack groups use to do their business is seemingly endless, and many of them remain unknown for years before they’re discovered. Often, it’s not until a tool has been compromised or sold on the open market that researchers get a close look at it, but that’s been changin...

New Dirt Jumper Variant 'Drive' More Refined Than Original

Researchers have detected new attacks originating from a souped-up variant of the DIY Dirt Jumper DDoS toolkit they’ve taken to calling Drive. While it hasn’t been seen spreading through any underground forums yet, the up-and-coming threat apparently boasts a “much more powerful DDoS engine than...

Cybercriminals using hijacked Cloud hosting accounts for targeted attacks

US Cloud hosting providers are constantly targeted by cyber crime according the revelations of two malware researchers Mary Landesman, a senior security researcher at Cisco Systems, and Dave Monnier security expert at Team Cymru explained during the 2013 Gartner Security and Risk Management Summi...

Turkish Government websites hacked by Anonymous, declares #OpTurkey

Internet Activists and Collective Hacker group Anonymous carried out a series of cyber attacks on Turkish government websites in retaliation for violent police response to anti-government protests, launched OpTurkey operation. There are several videos to be seen on YouTube about the protest of...

Turkish Government websites hacked by Anonymous, declares #OpTurkey

Internet Activists and Collective Hacker group Anonymous carried out a series of cyber attacks on Turkish government websites in retaliation for violent police response to anti-government protests, launched OpTurkey operation. There are several videos to be seen on YouTube about the protest of...

Massive 167Gbps DDoS attacks against Banking and Financial Institutions

DDoS attackers attempted to bring down an Banking services earlier this week using one of the largest Distributed denial of service attack using DNS reflection technique. Prolexic, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service DDoS protection services, announced that it has successfully...

Massive 167Gbps DDoS attacks against Banking and Financial Institutions

DDoS attackers attempted to bring down an Banking services earlier this week using one of the largest Distributed denial of service attack using DNS reflection technique. Prolexic, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service DDoS protection services, announced that it has successfully...

Ruby on Rails Exploit Harvests IRC Botnet

Developers who have not updated their Ruby on Rails installations with a five-month-old security patch would do well to secure the Web development framework now. Exploit code has surfaced for CVE-2013-0156 that is being used to build a botnet of compromised servers. Exploit code has been publicly...

DNS Amplification Attacks (UDP) - Active Check

A misconfigured Domain Name System DNS server can be exploited to participate in a Distributed Denial of Service DDoS attack. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders...

FBI sponsored Ragebooter DDoS attack service

A website that can be described as "DDoS for hire" is perfectly legitimate, according to the owner. Malicious sites that offer attack services are not strangers on the Internet, but web sites sponsored by law enforcement is another story altogether. Ragebooter, is one of many sites that accepts...

FBI sponsored Ragebooter DDoS attack service

A website that can be described as "DDoS for hire" is perfectly legitimate, according to the owner. Malicious sites that offer attack services are not strangers on the Internet, but web sites sponsored by law enforcement is another story altogether. Ragebooter, is one of many sites that accepts...

Lulzsec hackers to be sentenced for cyber attacks on the CIA and Pentagon

Four men accused of launching online attacks under the banner of LulzSec appeared in a London courtroom Wednesday for sentencing. Ryan Ackroyd, Jake Davis, Mustafa al-Bassam and Ryan Cleary have all pleaded guilty to hacking offences. The name Lulzsec is a combination of 'lulz' or 'lols', "LAUGHI...

Lulzsec hackers to be sentenced for cyber attacks on the CIA and Pentagon

Four men accused of launching online attacks under the banner of LulzSec appeared in a London courtroom Wednesday for sentencing. Ryan Ackroyd, Jake Davis, Mustafa al-Bassam and Ryan Cleary have all pleaded guilty to hacking offences. The name Lulzsec is a combination of 'lulz' or 'lols', "LAUGHI...

Anonymous Hackers Launch #OpUSA against US Banking and Government Agencies

OpUSA campaign is officially started, the day has come, today May 7 as announced by Anonymous, a coordinated online attack will hit Banking and government websites. The announcement made by popular group of hacktivists is creating great concerns between US security experts in charge of defense th...

Anonymous Hackers Launch #OpUSA against US Banking and Government Agencies

OpUSA campaign is officially started, the day has come, today May 7 as announced by Anonymous, a coordinated online attack will hit Banking and government websites. The announcement made by popular group of hacktivists is creating great concerns between US security experts in charge of defense th...

Brobot Booter Script Suite DDoS tool

The Brobot Booter Script Suite DDoS tool utilizes high bandwidth webservers to generate malicious DDoS traffic. Such methodology allows the attacker to harness more bandwidth with fewer victim machines. Successful exploitation will allow an attacker to use the victim machine for malicious purpose...

Millions of WordPress sites exploitable for DDoS Attacks using Pingback mechanism

Distributed Denial of Service attacks have increased in scale, intensity and frequency. The wide range of motives for these attacks political , criminal, or social makes every merchant or organization with an online presence a potential target. Over the weekend Incapsula mitigated a unique DDoS...

Millions of WordPress sites exploitable for DDoS Attacks using Pingback mechanism

Distributed Denial of Service attacks have increased in scale, intensity and frequency. The wide range of motives for these attacks political , criminal, or social makes every merchant or organization with an online presence a potential target. Over the weekend Incapsula mitigated a unique DDoS...