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The Banking Industry Takes the Top Spot as the Most Targeted Vertical in Q3 2023 According to Lumen Technologies A Day of Unprecedented Attacks According to the latest report from Lumen Technologies, the banking industry has seen a drastic increase in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, making it the most targeted vertical in Q3…
Mac Security Survey 2023 Reveals Cybersecurity Myths and Online Behavior Inconsistencies among Users As technology continues to shape our society and the way we interact with the world, the need for robust internet security measures becomes increasingly paramount. In the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, Mac users have long prided themselves on the perceived invincibility…
New Algorithm Improves Detection of DDoS Attacks Introduction The Internet is known for its chaotic nature, with packets of data flowing from various sources to different destinations. However, during distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, this chaos becomes more ordered, with a large number of devices sending network packets to a limited number of addresses within a…
Threats Cloudflare reports ‘alarming surge’ in DDoS sophistication, escalation in recent months By AJ Vicens, July 18, 2023
A New Variant of Mirai Botnet is Exploiting Four Device Vulnerabilities Internet security experts are warning about a new variant of the Mirai botnet that is being used to add popular Linux-based servers and Internet of Things (IoT) devices to botnets that can conduct network-based attacks such as distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. A…
H2: RapperBot Crew’s New Cryptojacking Element Delivers Double Trouble The RapperBot Crew has been known for compromising IoT devices for its distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet malware. However, the group has now expanded its range by adding cryptocurrency mining capabilities to the botnet. According to a report by Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs, the malware campaign has developed…
The US Justice Department continues its crackdown on DDoS-for-hire services On May 8, the US Department of Justice announced the seizure of 13 internet domains that were connected to stressor or booter platforms. These sites offer distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack services for a fee to individuals that want to overload the servers of their targets…