(RHSA-2023:116467) Important: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise security update

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is Red Hat's cloud computing Kubernetes application platform solution designed for on-premise or private cloud deployments. This advisory contains the extra low-latency container images for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14. See the following advisory...

OpenSSH trojan campaign targets Linux systems and IoT devices

Poorly configured Linux and Internet of Things IoT devices are at risk of compromise from a cryptojacking campaign, according to researchers at Microsoft. The attacks, which involve brute forcing a way into a system, are designed to profit from mining in illicit fashion for cryptocurrency. Once t...

Mirai Botnet Exploits Multiple Flaws in the Latest Campaign

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A new variant of the Mirai botnet is actively exploiting vulnerabilities in various devices, aiming to create botnets and launch DDoS attacks. To receive real-time threat advisories, please follow...

Introducing Integrated API Abuse Prevention to Combat Bad Bots

In recent years theres been a rise in "API Abuse" attacks, which includes detrimental automated behaviors such as malicious bots, account takeover ATO, credential stuffing, application layer L7 DDoS, data scraping, and more. For instance, in April-2021 malicious actors scraped the personal data o...

Condi Malware Strikes TP-Link Routers for DDoS Rampage

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Condi, a recently discovered malware, utilizes a security vulnerability within TP-Link Archer Wi-Fi routers to ensnare these devices into a botnet specifically designed for launching distributed...

New DDoS Botnet ‘Condi’ Targets Vulnerable TP-Link AX21 Routers

By Deeba Ahmed FortiGuard Labs has identified numerous Condi DDoS botnet samples that exploit other known security flaws, putting unpatched software at a higher risk of being exploited by botnet malware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New DDoS Botnet Condi Targets...

Researcher Identifies Popular Swing VPN Android App as DDoS Botnet

By Waqas The Swing VPN app is available on Android and iOS devices; however, only the Android version has been identified as a DDoS botnet by the researcher. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Researcher Identifies Popular Swing VPN Android App as DDoS Botnet...

Researcher Identifies Popular Swing VPN Android App as DDoS Botnet

By Waqas The Swing VPN app is available on Android and iOS devices; however, only the Android version has been identified as a DDoS botnet by the researcher. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Researcher Identifies Popular Swing VPN Android App as DDoS Botnet...

New Condi Malware Hijacking TP-Link Wi-Fi Routers for DDoS Botnet Attacks

A new malware called Condi has been observed exploiting a security vulnerability in TP-Link Archer AX21 AX1800 Wi-Fi routers to rope the devices into a distributed denial-of-service DDoS botnet. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs said the campaign has ramped up since the end of May 2023. Condi is the work ...

netty-handler SniHandler 16MB allocation

Summary The SniHandler can allocate up to 16MB of heap for each channel during the TLS handshake. When the handler or the channel does not have an idle timeout, it can be used to make a TCP server using the SniHandler to allocate 16MB of heap. Details The SniHandler class is a handler that waits...

GHSA-6MJQ-H674-J845 netty-handler SniHandler 16MB allocation

Summary The SniHandler can allocate up to 16MB of heap for each channel during the TLS handshake. When the handler or the channel does not have an idle timeout, it can be used to make a TCP server using the SniHandler to allocate 16MB of heap. Details The SniHandler class is a handler that waits...

STORM-1359 DDoS triggered outage of Microsoft Services

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The STORM-1359 group a.k.a Anonymous Sudan recently targeted Microsoft services with a DDoS attack, resulting in the disruption of multiple services. To receive real-time threat advisories, please follow...

Microsoft Discloses DDoS Attack Impact with Limited Details

By Waqas Microsoft has acknowledged that the crippling service outages in early June 2023 were caused by a DDoS attack apparently carried out by "Anonymous Sudan." This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft Discloses DDoS Attack Impact with Limited Details...

Microsoft Blames Massive DDoS Attack for Azure, Outlook, and OneDrive Disruptions

Microsoft on Friday attributed a string of service outages aimed at Azure, Outlook, and OneDrive earlier this month to an uncategorized cluster it tracks under the name Storm-1359. "These attacks likely rely on access to multiple virtual private servers VPS in conjunction with rented cloud...

From Cryptojacking to DDoS Attacks: Diicot Expands Tactics with Cayosin Botnet

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered previously undocumented payloads associated with a Romanian threat actor named Diicot, revealing its potential for launching distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks. "The Diicot name is significant, as it's also the name of the Romanian organized crime...

Microsoft Response to Layer 7 Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks

Summary Summary Beginning in early June 2023, Microsoft identified surges in traffic against some services that temporarily impacted availability. Microsoft promptly opened an investigation and subsequently began tracking ongoing DDoS activity by the threat actor that Microsoft tracks as...

レイヤー7の分散型サービス拒否 (DDoS) 攻撃に対するマイクロソフトの対応について

本ブログは、Microsoft Response to Layer 7 Distributed Denial of Service DDoS Attacks の抄訳版です。最新の情報は原文を参照してください。...

Microsoft Response to Layer 7 Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks

Summary Beginning in early June 2023, Microsoft identified surges in traffic against some services that temporarily impacted availability. Microsoft promptly opened an investigation and subsequently began tracking ongoing DDoS activity by the threat actor that Microsoft tracks as Storm-1359. Thes...

OWASP APIsec Top-10 2023 Is Here | API Security Newsletter

Welcome to our May API newsletter, recapping some of the events of last month. As the old proverb goes, April showers bring May flowers – and this means the bees at the Wallarm hive have been in full foraging mode and the honey is flowing: lots of updates & improvements to the platform, and much...

IoT Botnet DDoS Attacks Threaten Global Telecom Networks, Nokia

By Waqas The surge in malicious activity, initially observed during the Russia-Ukraine conflict, has now spread to various regions globally, as revealed in the NOKIA Threat Intelligence Report 2023. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: IoT Botnet DDoS Attacks Threaten Global...