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The Growing Threat of Ransom DDoS Attacks Requires Effective Prevention and Mitigation
Essentially, ransom DDoS attacks are just DDoS with a ransom demand but a sudden increase in these attacks…
Cloudflare Successfully Thwarted One of The Largest DDoS Attacks
Cloudflare explained that it wasn’t the largest application-layer attack but the largest ever noted in the HTTPS category.…
FBI Disrupts Cyclops Blink Botnet Used by Russian Intelligence Directorate
According to US authorities, the Cyclops Blink botnet was controlled by the Russian Federation’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU)…
Kraken botnet bypass Windows Defender to steal crypto wallet data
Kraken botnet utilizes SmokeLoader malware, and its operators have already been raking in around $3,000 per month. ZeroFox…
Trickbot malware infects 140,000+ customer devices of tech giants
According to researchers, TrickBot malware has targeted customers of over 60 high-profile corporations since November 2020 including Google,…
Beware of the Attacks of Zombie Botnet
Cyberattacks and security threats can take many forms, but zombie botnets are particularly malicious and can often go…
Microsoft Azure customer hit by largest ever 3.47 Tbps DDoS attack
Microsoft says it mitigated a DDoS attack that lasted approximately 15 minutes against one of its Azure customers…
Google disrupts Glupteba blockchain botnet that infected 1mn PCs
Google has also filed a lawsuit against the alleged Russian threat actors and operators of Glupteba Botnet.
Emotet malware reemerges, building botnet via Trickbot malware
Bad news for the cybersecurity fraternity. Emotet malware that was dubbed the World's Most Dangerous and Widely Spread Malware is back.
Microsoft Azure customer hit by 2.4 Tbps DDoS attack
Microsoft has confirmed that the DDoS attack against an Azure customer originated from a botnet comprising at least 70,000 compromised devices.