DDoS attacks on Sweden’ Transport Agencies Delay Train Service

By Waqas The official website of Transportstyrelsen, Swedens Transport Agency STA came under This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DDoS attacks on Sweden Transport Agencies Delay Train Service...

Network Time Protocol Control Mode Unauthenticated Trap Information Disclosure and DDoS Amplification Vulnerability(CVE-2016-9310)

Summary An exploitable configuration modification vulnerability exists in the control mode mode 6 functionality of ntpd. A specially crafted control mode packet can set ntpd traps, providing information disclosure and DDoS amplification, and unset ntpd traps, preventing legitimate monitoring. A...

Q2 2017 Global DDoS Threat Landscape Report

This week we released our latest Global DDoS Threat Landscape Report, a statistical analysis of more than 15,000 network and application layer DDoS attacks mitigated by Imperva Incapsula services during Q2 2017. This quarter, for the fifth one in a row, we saw a decrease in the number of network...

A week in security (September 18 – September 24)

Last week, we kept you updated on our blog about the infected versions of CCleaner that were offered as downloads on the official servers. We also warned you against a fake IRS notice that delivers a customized spying tool, some of the threats currently facing gamers, and a Netflix scam that has...

Linux Trojan Using Hacked IoT Devices to Send Spam Emails

Botnets, like Mirai, that are capable of infecting Linux-based internet-of-things IoT devices are constantly increasing and are mainly designed to conduct Distributed Denial of Service DDoS attacks, but researchers have discovered that cybercriminals are using botnets for mass spam mailings. New...

Advanced Man In The Middle Framework: Xerosploit

Xerosploit is a penetration testing toolkit whose goal is to perform man in the middle attacks for penetration testing purposes. It brings various modules together that will help you perform very efficient attacks. You can also use it to perform denial of service attacks and port scanning. Powere...

A week in security (September 4 – September 10)

Last week, we looked into expired domain names being used for malvertising, delved into dubious Facebook apps, and checked out Chinese seminar scams. We also explained the whys and wherefores of false positives, explained what Google is doing with HTTPs, warned you away from a fake DHS email, and...

Grading our Predictions: See how we fared in 1H 2017

In December of last year, we released eight predictions as to what we thought the 2017 cybersecurity landscape would hold. Although we’ve definitely observed new trends and attacks that we didn’t foresee, we’ve also seen several of our predictions play out as anticipated. With only three and a ha...

September 7, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “NFL Kickoff” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! September 7, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Milton Security Announc...

WireX Variant Capable of UDP Flood Attacks

The WireX botnet presented defenders with many superlatives: the largest mobile botnet ever; hundreds of mobile apps spreading application-layer DDoS malware; unprecedented cooperation between technology companies—even competitors—to halt some of its activities. And now a companion piece to WireX...

Oracle Java and the Apache Xerces PDF/Docx Server DDOS vulnerability-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

One, flaws summary Oracle Java JDK/JRE（1.8.0.131 and earlier versions of the package and the Apache Xerces（2.11.0 version, there are two flaws, two flaws were: The Oracle JDK/JRE and-rebuff-do（DoS）flaws java. net. URLConnection not apply setConnectTimeout when and-rebuff-do. Oracle has received t...

Incapsula Updated Review — New Security Options, Improved Delivery and Reliability

It's been close to five years since we last looked at Incapsula, a security-focused CDN service known for its DDoS mitigation and web application security features. As one would expect, during these five years the company has expanded and improved, introducing lots of new features and even severa...

Attacker demands ransom after series of DDoS attacks on Poker site

By Waqas On the evening of September 1st, 2017, an unknown attacker This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Attacker demands ransom after series of DDoS attacks on Poker site...

August 31, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Jack the Ripper” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! August 31, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: VMware advances applicati...

The WireX Botnet warning Bulletin-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

2017 8 May 17, named WireX BotNet the botnet by masquerading ordinary Android applications the way a large number of infected Android devices and launched a large-scaleDDoSattack, this caused a portion of the CDN provider's note, and thereafter from Akamai, Cloudflare, Dragon Age, Google, Oracle...

Mobile WireX DDoS Botnet 'Neutralized' by Collaboration of Competitors

A collaboration between leading content delivery networks and technology companies—some of them competitors—is in the midst of shutting down the largest botnet of mobile devices ever recorded. The WireX botnet was detected on Aug. 17 after businesses in a number industries, most notably...

Tech Firms Team Up to Take Down ‘WireX’ Android DDoS Botnet

A half dozen technology and security companies -- some of them competitors -- issued the exact same press release today. This unusual level of cross-industry collaboration caps a successful effort to dismantle 'WireX,' an extraordinary new crime machine comprising tens of thousands of hacked...

The WireX Botnet: An example of cross-organizational cooperation

Introduction On August 17th, 2017, multiple Content Delivery Networks CDNs and content providers were subject to significant attacks from a botnet dubbed WireX. The botnet is named for an anagram for one of the delimiter strings in its command and control protocol. The WireX botnet comprises...

The WireX Botnet: An Example of Cross-Organizational Cooperation

On August 17th, 2017, multiple Content Delivery Networks CDNs and content providers were subject to significant attacks from a botnet dubbed WireX. The botnet is named for an anagram for one of the delimiter strings in its command and control protocol. The WireX botnet comprises primarily Android...

WireX DDoS Botnet: An Army of Thousands of Hacked Android SmartPhones

Do you believe that just because you have downloaded an app from the official app store, you're safe from malware? Think twice before believing it. A team of security researchers from several security firms have uncovered a new, widespread botnet that consists of tens of thousands of hacked Andro...