Q1 2022 Global DDoS Threat Landscape Report Findings Summary

Last week, Imperva released the Q1 2022 Global DDoS Threat Landscape Report. To produce the report’s findings, Imperva performs detailed statistical analysis of all DDoS activity that our Threat Research Labs monitored from our global network of PoPs during the first three months of 2022. In...

5 Linux malware families SMBs should protect themselves against

There’s no shortage of reasons why an SMB might use Linux to run their business: There are plenty of distros to choose from, it’s generally free, and perhaps above all — it’s secure. The common wisdom goes that Linux malware is rare, and for the most part this is true. Thanks to its built-in...

CVE-2022-31028 Possible DDOS by establishing keep-alive connections with anonymous HTTP clients in MinIO

MinIO is a multi-cloud object storage solution. Starting with version RELEASE.2019-09-25T18-25-51Z and ending with version RELEASE.2022-06-02T02-11-04Z, MinIO is vulnerable to an unending go-routine buildup while keeping connections established due to HTTP clients not closing the connections...

CVE-2022-31028 Possible DDOS by establishing keep-alive connections with anonymous HTTP clients in MinIO

MinIO is a multi-cloud object storage solution. Starting with version RELEASE.2019-09-25T18-25-51Z and ending with version RELEASE.2022-06-02T02-11-04Z, MinIO is vulnerable to an unending go-routine buildup while keeping connections established due to HTTP clients not closing the connections...

Enhance Network Resiliency with Contingency DDoS Protection

Recent digital market outages have proven the fragility of network infrastructure. When your primary service provider experiences an unexpected outage, your infrastructure is left unprotected and vulnerable to a DDoS attack. The downtime you face waiting for your DDoS mitigation to start working...

DOJ Seizes 3 Web Domains Used to Sell Stolen Data and DDoS Services

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ on Wednesday announced the seizure of three domains used by cybercriminals to trade stolen personal information and facilitate distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks for hire. This includes weleakinfo.to, ipstress.in, and ovh-booter.com, the first of which...

The 3 Biggest DDoS Attacks Imperva Has Mitigated

Imperva has just released the DDoS Threat Landscape Report Q1 2022. Download it now to familiarize yourself with new threats and get detailed information about current DDoS attack patterns and their potential impact on your business. So far, 2022 has been a brutal year for DDoS attacks and we see...

EnemyBot Linux Botnet Now Exploits Web Server, Android and CMS Vulnerabilities

A nascent Linux-based botnet named Enemybot has expanded its capabilities to include recently disclosed security vulnerabilities in its arsenal to target web servers, Android devices, and content management systems CMS. "The malware is rapidly adopting one-day vulnerabilities as part of its...

Hacktivists Expanding DDoS Attacks as Part of International Cyber Warfare Strategy

In April 2022 it was reported that pro-Russian hacktivist group, KILLNET, carried out a series of Distributed Denial of Service DDoS attacks against a number of websites including the United Nations UN, The Organization for Security and Cooperation OSCE an organization founded in Finland, and oth...

Cybergang Claims REvil is Back, Executes DDoS Attacks

The defunct REvil ransomware gang is claiming responsibility for a recent distributed denial of service DDoS campaign against a hospitality customer of cloud networking provider Akamai. However, it’s highly possible the attack is not a resurgence of the infamous cybercriminal group but a copycat...

Massive increase in XorDDoS Linux malware in last six months

Microsoft says its recorded a massive increase in XorDDoS activity 254 percent in the last six months. XorDDoS, a Linux Trojan known for its modularity and stealth, was first discovered in 2014 by the white hat research group, MalwareMustDie MMD. MMD believed the Linux Trojan originated in China...

REvil Resurgence? Or a Copycat?

Has REvil returned? In this new post by Akamai's SIRT, see a DDoS incident by a threat actor claiming to be REvil...

What’s New for Developers: May 2022

Read on to get information on Akamai’s new managed database service powered by Linode, to watch a fun video on DDoS attacks, and more...

Pro-Iran Group ALtahrea Hits Port of London Website by DDoS Attack

By Waqas A seemingly ‘politically motivated’ DDoS attack knocked down the Port of London authority’s website. The Port of London… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Pro-Iran Group ALtahrea Hits Port of London Website by DDoS Attack...

DDOS in BalLiquidityProvider

Lines of code Vulnerability details Impact DDOS to liquidity providers in BalLiquidityProvider Proof of Concept bal is equal to the contract’s balance of the asset bal is required to be equal to the input parameter request.maxAmountsIni : An attacker can front-run liquidity providers by sending 1...

Fronton IOT Botnet Packs Disinformation Punch

A fresh look at the Fronton DDoS-focused botnet reveals the criminal tool has more capabilities than previously known. The Fronton botnet first made the headline in March 2020. That is when, according to news reports, a hacktivist group called Digital Revolution said it obtained documents claimin...

Anatomy of a DDoS amplification attack

Amplification attacks are one of the most common distributed denial of service DDoS attack vectors. These attacks are typically categorized as flooding or volumetric attacks, where the attacker succeeds in generating more traffic than the target can process, resulting in exhausting its resources...

Anatomy of a DDoS amplification attack

Amplification attacks are one of the most common distributed denial of service DDoS attack vectors. These attacks are typically categorized as flooding or volumetric attacks, where the attacker succeeds in generating more traffic than the target can process, resulting in exhausting its resources...

Cybercrime Getting More Sophisticated: How to Protect Your Business?

Can it happen to us? Are we ready to combat a cyberattack? All over the world, security officers have been fielding these questions from CEOs and the Board of Directors in the wake of large, high-profile cyberattacks. Yes, is the honest answer when attackers have continuously expanded their...

Fronton: Russian IoT Botnet Designed to Run Social Media Disinformation Campaigns

Fronton, a distributed denial-of-service DDoS botnet that came to light in March 2020, is much more powerful than previously thought, per the latest research. "Fronton is a system developed for coordinated inauthentic behavior on a massive scale," threat intelligence firm Nisos said in a report...