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Discover How Gcore Thwarted Powerful 1.1Tbps and 1.6Tbps DDoS Attacks
The most recent Gcore Radar report and its aftermath have highlighted a dramatic increase in DDoS attacks across multiple industries. At the beginning of 2023, the average strength of attacks reached 800 Gbps, but now, even a peak as high as 1.5+ Tbps is unsurprising. To try and break through...
Australian Healthcare Sector Targeted in Latest Gootkit Malware Attacks
A recent wave of Gootkit malware loader attacks has targeted the Australian healthcare sector by leveraging legitimate tools like VLC Media Player. Gootkit, also called Gootloader, is known to employ search engine optimization SEO poisoning tactics aka spamdexing for initial access. It typically...
2 Hackers Charged for Defacing Sites after U.S. Airstrike Killed Iranian General
The US Department of Justice DoJ on Tuesday indicted two hackers for their alleged involvement in defacing several websites in the country following the assassination of Iranian major general Qasem Soleimani earlier this January. Behzad Mohammadzadeh aka Mrb3hz4d, 19, and Marwan Abusrour aka...
2 Hackers Charged for Defacing Sites after U.S. Airstrike Killed Iranian General
The US Department of Justice DoJ on Tuesday indicted two hackers for their alleged involvement in defacing several websites in the country following the assassination of Iranian major general Qasem Soleimani earlier this January. Behzad Mohammadzadeh aka Mrb3hz4d, 19, and Marwan Abusrour aka...
Recent WikiLeaks-Related Cyberattacks Prompt Call for Policy Changes
In New York on Sunday, lawmakers urged President Obama to expand the U.S. State Department’s foreign policy mechanisms to address crime and security on the Internet. They cited recent attacks on companies severing ties with WikiLeaks as a main reason for these changes. At Symantec's New York City...
Indian Cyber Army Hacks OGRA Website in Retaliation
In a troubling trend of tit-for-tat website defacements, a group of Indian hackers known as the ‘Indian Cyber Army’ hacked the Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority OGRA website www.ogra.org.pk on Saturday. The website was later restored by the site administrators. The message left on the OGRA page stat...