Imperva to Acquire DevOps Security Leader Prevoty

Today, we announced that we entered into an agreement to acquire Prevoty, an innovator and leader in building application security that can block attacks and monitor interactions inside application stacks using DevOps and agile development. I’m incredibly excited that the Prevoty team will join...

Apache, IBM Patch Critical Cloud Vulnerability

Apache and IBM have patched a critical vulnerability that allows attackers to replace a company’s serverless code with their own malicious script. Once running, the bad code could then be used for a range of nefarious tasks, including extracting confidential customer data such as passwords or...

MariaDB: xmlrpc.php on mariadb.org can lead to DDOS and brute force attacks

XMLRPC was enabled and accessible on our website. Since we don't need any of the functionality provided by the Wordpress XMLRPC protocol, we were already trying to block XMLRPC requests to our site via our web server configuration, however, due to a syntactic error our enforcing rule did not appl...

DDoS attacks in Q2 2018

News overview Q2 2018 news includes: non-standard use of old vulnerabilities, new botnets, the cutthroat world of cryptocurrencies, a high-profile DDoS attack or not with a political subtext, the slashdot effect, some half-baked attempts at activism, and a handful arrests. But first things first...

D-Link, Dasan Routers Under Attack In Yet Another Assault

Unpatched D-Link and Dasan GPON router vulnerabilities are being targeted by hackers attempting to build a botnet army, according to research published Friday by eSentire Threat Intelligence. Researchers observed on Thursday a massive uptick in exploit attempts from over 3,000 different source IP...

Ubisoft Games Hit by Massive DDoS Attacks

By Waqas France based video game publisher Ubisoft suffered a series of massive DDoS attacks distributed denial-of-service. As a result, several Ubisoft gaming servers including Ghost Recon Wildlands, For Honor and Far Cry 5 were facing connectivity issues. The DDoS attacks began on Tuesday, July...

DDoS Attacks Get Bigger, Smarter and More Diverse

Distributed denial of service attacks, bent on taking websites offline by overwhelming domains or specific application infrastructure with massive traffic flows, continue to pose a major challenge to businesses of all stripes. Being knocked offline impacts revenue, customer service and basic...

The Aurora Power Grid Vulnerability and the BlackEnergy Trojan

At recent Industrial IoT security briefings, the Aurora vulnerability has come up repeatedly. Attendees ask, “Is our country’s power grid safe? How can we protect the grid? What is Aurora?” This post provides a look at Aurora, and the BlackEnergy attack that can exploit Aurora. In March 2007, the...

Newsmaker Interview: VDOO CEO Talks Top IoT Threats

IoT security is like a game of Whac-A-Mole. Fix one CVE and four new bugs pop up. Last month, researchers found a slew of vulnerabilities in Axis cameras that could enable an attacker to access camera video streams, control the camera, add it to a botnet or render it useless. Also in June, IP...

Cloud Security For The Healthcare Industry: A No-Brainer

The healthcare industry has become one of the likeliest to suffer cyber-attacks, and there’s little wonder why. Having the financial and personal information of scores of patients makes it a very appetizing target for attackers. Just over a year ago, the WannaCry ransomware attack wreaked havoc o...

ThreatList: Top Summer DDoS Trends

On Tuesday, Akamai released a report on the year’s biggest distributed denial of service DDoS attacks. The report illustrates how this time-tested attack method continues to morph and adopt new tricks, and discusses trends to watch as we move into the summer months. According to the study, Summer...

Read: Our Top Picks for 2018’s Biggest Cybersecurity Stories… So Far

Our threat research team's been burning the candle at both ends this year, what with the sheer number of nasties out there at any given time. But with so many to choose from, how did we populate a list with just seven cybersecurity threats, and why? For one, it'll take the rest of the year to...

Threat Roundup for June 22-29

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between June 22 and June 29. As with previous round-ups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristic...

5 Key Factors to Consider When Comparing Cloud Security Solutions [Video]

Migrating to the cloud can be a challenge, and so can securing your platform once you’re there. It means having a security solution that is quick, adaptable and equipped to handle a wider breadth of attacks. Whether you’re in the market for a new security product, or you’re looking to switch, the...

What You Need To Know - Summer 2018 State of the Internet / Security: Web Attack Report

It's that time of year - the Summer 2018 State of the Internet / Security: Web Attack report is now live. This new naming schema is just one of the many changes you'll notice if you're a returning reader of quarterly report, and there are more changes coming as we work to bring you insights and...

Ian Dunn: xmlrpc.php FILE IS enable on Main website

The domain contains XMLRPC activated which can cause serious damage to your server and website.Admin panel can be easily bypassed and also can cause heavy DDOS that can take down the entire server.Just a simple fix can resolve the issue.Secure your site :...

DDoS-Happy ‘Bitcoin Baron’ Sentenced to Almost 2 Years in Jail

The Bitcoin Baron, a self-proclaimed vigilante responsible for DDoS attacks on civic networks in Madison, Wisc., San Marcos, Texas, and other sites in 2015, has been collared in Phoenix and sentenced to serve 20 months in prison. The conviction and sentencing is only for the former attack, in whi...

Axis cameras there are security flaws, three of the vulnerabilities can be taken over-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Network security company VDOO researchers recently discovered several vulnerabilities affect the Axis nearly 400 security cameras. From the network security company VDOO researchers on IOT devices conducted a study and found that the axis company manufacturing the camera of the presence of seven...

Bitcoin Baron Gets 20 Months in Prison for DDoS Attacks

By Waqas Randall Charles Tucker 23 from Arizona, who goes by the This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Bitcoin Baron Gets 20 Months in Prison for DDoS Attacks...

When It Comes To IoT Security, Liability Is Muddled

BOSTON—From hacked connected cars to power grids, the implications of IoT security issues seem to be getting graver – yet when it comes to pointing fingers for security troubles, many times victims don’t even know where to start. IoT experts said at the Security of Things Forum today said that a...