TCP Middlebox Reflection: Coming to a DDoS Near You

Over the past week, Akamai Security Researchers have detected and analyzed a series of TCP reflection attacks, peaking at 11 Gbps at 1.5 Mpps, that were leveled against Akamai customers. The attack, amplified with a technique called TCP Middlebox Reflection, abuses vulnerable firewalls and conten...

CVE-2021-41530

Forcepoint NGFW Engine versions 6.5.11 and earlier, 6.8.6 and earlier, and 6.10.0 are vulnerable to TCP reflected amplification vulnerability, if HTTP User Response has been configured...

Forcepoint NGFW Engine 安全漏洞

Forcepoint NGFW Engine is a next-generation firewall solution from Forcepoint Corporation. A security vulnerability exists in Forcepoint NGFW Engine that originates from a TCP reflection amplification vulnerability in the affected software if the user configures HTTP User Response...

DDoS attacks in Q4 2019

News overview In the past quarter, DDoS organizers continued to harness non-standard protocols for amplification attacks. In the wake of WS-Discovery, which we covered in the previous report, cybercriminals turned to Apple Remote Management Service ARMS, part of the Apple Remote Desktop ARD...

DDoS Attacks Target Amazon, SoftLayer and Telecom Infrastructure

The last 30 days has seen a renewed increase in distributed denial-of-service DDoS activity, according to researchers, who said that they have observed a number of criminal campaigns mounting TCP reflection DDoS attacks against corporations. Researchers at Radware said that the list of victims...