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Death by a Thousand Cuts: Nuisance DDoS Attacks in the Games Industry
At Akamai, we talk a lot about DDoS attacks. It's because we're pretty good at handling them. We've stopped many of the world's biggest attacks. And, while less common, they get a lot of attention. But we can also stop the world's smallest attacks. And we stop lots of them. It's these smaller...
DDoS Attacks Grow More Sophisticated as Imperva Mitigates Largest Attack
Only a few months ago Imperva reported mitigating against two of the largest DDoS attacks of 2020. However, in the past few weeks we’ve observed a rise in the number of DDoS attacks against our customers where both the volume of attacks and their level of intensity have increased significantly. O...
U.S. Dept Of Defense: External Service Interaction (HTTP/DNS) on https://www.███ (██████████ parameter)
Greetings, i've find a External service interaction HTTP/DNS on https://www.███████ External service interaction arises when it is possible to induce an application to interact with an arbitrary external service, such as a web or mail server. The ability to trigger arbitrary external service...
CVE-2020-21524
There is a XML external entity XXE vulnerability in halo v1.1.3, The function of importing other blogs in the background/api/admin/migrations/wordpress needs to parse the xml file, but it is not used for security defense, This vulnerability can detect the intranet, read files, enable ddos attacks...
Xxe
There is a XML external entity XXE vulnerability in halo v1.1.3, The function of importing other blogs in the background/api/admin/migrations/wordpress needs to parse the xml file, but it is not used for security defense, This vulnerability can detect the intranet, read files, enable ddos attacks...
CVE-2020-21524
There is a XML external entity XXE vulnerability in halo v1.1.3, The function of importing other blogs in the background/api/admin/migrations/wordpress needs to parse the xml file, but it is not used for security defense, This vulnerability can detect the intranet, read files, enable ddos attacks...
Akamai Identified as a Leader Among Zero Trust Providers by Independent Research Firm
We are pleased to share that Akamai has been identified as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust eXtended Ecosystem Platform Providers, Q3 2020. In the report, Forrester evaluated how each vendor's portfolio maps and delivers on specific components of the Zero Trust eXtended ZTX framework...
A week in security (September 14 – 20)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at Fintech industry developments, specifically the differences between Europe and the US, and we analyzed how some charities and the advertising industry are tied together. We also told readers about what companies can do to counter domain name abuse. In...
Major Global Ransom Denial of Service Campaign Continues Rising Trend in Global DDoS Attacks
Extortionists Claim Connection to Notorious Threat Actor Groups In recent weeks Imperva has become aware of a considerable increase in the number of serious Ransom Denial of Service RDoS threats, with extortion campaigns targeting thousands of large commercial organizations globally, not least th...
DDoS Attacks Skyrocket as Pandemic Bites
The first half of 2020 saw a significant uptick in the number of distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks compared to the same period last year — a phenomenon that appears to be directly correlated to the global coronavirus pandemic. Neustar’s Security Operations Center SOC saw a 151 percent...
USN-4494-1: GUPnP vulnerability
It was discovered that GUPnP incorrectly handled certain subscription requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to exfiltrate data or use GUPnP to perform DDoS attacks...
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : GUPnP vulnerability (USN-4494-1)
The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-4494-1 advisory. It was discovered that GUPnP incorrectly handled certain subscription requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to exfiltrate data or use GUPnP to...
Lock and Code S1Ep15: Safely using Google Chrome Extensions with Pieter Arntz
This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs and around the Internet. In addition, we talk to Pieter Arntz, malware intelligence researcher for Malwarebytes, about Google Chrome extensions. These sometimes helpful online tools that work directly...
Vulnerability Remediation vs. Mitigation: What’s the Difference?
Vulnerability management programs look different depending on the available resources and specific risks your organization faces. While both identifying and evaluating possible threats are important steps, the most time-consuming step is actually treating the vulnerability. Here’s where remediati...
Unprecedented Levels of Ransom DDoS Extortion Attacks
The FBI has released a flash warning that thousands of organizations around the world, and across multiple industries, have been threatened with DDoS attacks unless they pay a bitcoin ransom. This ransom DDoS, or RDoS, threat was covered by Akamai's Security Intelligence Response Team SIRT in a...
This Week in Security News: Microsoft Fixes 129 Vulnerabilities for September’s Patch Tuesday and Trend Micro’s XDR Offerings Simplify and Optimize Detection and Response
Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, read about this month’s Patch Tuesday update from Microsoft. Also, learn about Trend Micro’s Worry-Free XDR: a new version of its XDR platfo...
Unprecedented Levels of Ransom DDoS Extortion Attacks
The FBI has released a flash warning that thousands of organizations around the world, and across multiple industries, have been threatened with DDoS attacks unless they pay a bitcoin ransom. This ransom DDoS, or RDoS, threat was covered by Akamai's Security Intelligence Response Team SIRT in a...
Web Application and API Protection -- From SQL Injection to Magecart
SQL injections were first discovered in 1998, and over 20 years later, they remain an unsolved challenge and an ongoing threat for every web application and API. The Open Web Application Security Project OWASP highlighted injection flaws in its Top 10 lists for both web application security risks...
Every Application Should Be Behind a WAF
It's no secret that security threats continue to expand in volume and variety, making headlines on virtually a daily basis. From nation-state attacks, corporate espionage, and data exfiltration campaigns to all-in-one and sneaker bot campaigns, businesses across the globe find themselves dealing...
