Mirai Botnet Hits Wynncraft Minecraft Server with 2.5 Tbps DDoS Attack

Web infrastructure and security company Cloudflare disclosed this week that it halted a 2.5 Tbps distributed denial-of-service DDoS attack launched by a Mirai botnet. Characterizing it as a "multi-vector attack consisting of UDP and TCP floods," researcher Omer Yoachimik said the DDoS attack...

Lift the DDoS Smokescreen: Investigate Underlying Attacks

"Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him." Sun Tzu The sophistication of cybercriminals and the attraction of the “Black Hat” cyberspace have grown dramatically over the years. In the past, cyber assaults were carried out mostly by amateurs, motivated by boredom or plain...