KrebsOnSecurity Hit With Near-Record 6.3 Tbps DDoS
KrebsOnSecurity last week was hit by a near record distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that clocked in at more than 6.3 terabits of data per second (a terabit is one trillion…
Report: Rising DDoS attacks now cyberwarfare tool targeting elections
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are increasingly being used as cyber warfare weapons to target elections and critical infrastructure, according to a new cybersecurity study. In a new report released on Wednesday, NETSCOUT says attackers are exploiting political events such as elections, civil protests, and policy disputes to disrupt critical infrastructure. The company’s H22024 […] Source of Article
Botnet Attack Targeted Routers: A Wake-Up Call for Securing Remote Employees’ Hardware
State-sponsored hackers affiliated with China have targeted small office/home office routers in the U.S. in a wide-ranging botnet attack, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray announced on Wednesday, Jan.…
Conti Ransomware Group Diaries, Part IV: Cryptocrime
Three stories here last week pored over several years’ worth of internal chat records stolen from the Conti ransomware group, the most profitable ransomware gang in operation today. The candid…
KrebsOnSecurity Hit By Huge New IoT Botnet “Meris”
On Thursday evening, KrebsOnSecurity was the subject of a rather massive (and mercifully brief) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. The assault came from “Meris,” the same new botnet behind record-shattering attacks…