New 'Loop DoS' Attack Impacts Hundreds of Thousands of Systems

A novel denial-of-service DoS attack vector has been found to target application-layer protocols based on User Datagram Protocol UDP, putting hundreds of thousands of hosts likely at risk. Called Loop DoS attacks, the approach pairs "servers of these protocols in such a way that they communicate...

Millions of Vulnerable Routers aiding Massive DNS Amplification DDoS Attacks

The Distributed Denial of Service DDoS attack is becoming more sophisticated and complex with the increase in the skills of attackers and so, has become one of favorite weapon for the cyber criminals to temporarily suspend or crash the services of a host connected to the Internet and till now...