cyber security
Threat Actors Leverage DDoS Attacks as Smokescreens for Data Theft
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, once seen as crude tools for disruption wielded by script kiddies and hacktivists, have undergone a sophisticated transformation in today’s complex, hybrid-cloud environments....
cyber security
Europol Dismantles DDoS-for-Hire Network and Arrests Four Administrators
Significant blow to cybercriminal infrastructure, Europol has coordinated an international operation resulting in the arrest of four individuals in Poland who allegedly operated six...
Cyber Security News
Dutch Services Disrupted by DDoS Attacks From Russian-Affiliated Hacktivists
Multiple Dutch organizations have experienced significant service disruptions this week due to a series of coordinated Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks.
These attacks, which have also...
Cyber Attack
20.5 Million DDoS Barrage Shattered Records Leading Attack Fired Off 4.8 Billion Packets
Cloudflare's latest DDoS Threat Report for the first quarter of 2025 reveals that the company mitigated a record-shattering 20.5 million Distributed Denial of Service...
Botnet
New Rust-Based Botnet Hijacks Routers to Inject Remote Commands
A new malware named "RustoBot" has been discovered exploiting vulnerabilities in various router models to gain unauthorized access and initiate Distributed Denial of Service...
cyber security
XorDDoS Malware Upgrade Enables Creation of Advanced DDoS Botnets
Cisco Talos has uncovered significant advancements in the XorDDoS malware ecosystem, revealing a multi-layered infrastructure enabling sophisticated distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks through a new...
cyber security
Hacktivist Groups Emerge With Powerful Tools for Large-Scale Cyber Operations
Hacktivism, once synonymous with symbolic website defacements and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, has evolved into a sophisticated tool for cyber warfare and influence operations....
AI
CryptoDNA: AI-Powered Cryptojacking Defense Against DDoS Threats in Healthcare IoT
The integration of Internet of Things (IoT) and Internet of Medical (IoM) devices has revolutionized healthcare, enabling real-time monitoring, remote diagnostics, and data-driven decision-making....
Cyber Security News
Record Breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack Launched by Mirai Botnet
The Mirai botnet unleashed a record-breaking Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on October 29, 2024, peaking at an astonishing 5.6 terabits per second...
CVE/vulnerability
Apache CXF Vulnerability Triggers DoS Attack
Colm O hEigeartaigh announced a critical vulnerability affecting various versions of Apache CXF, a widely-used framework for building web services.
This issue, documented as CVE-2025-23184,...
Botnet
New IoT Botnet Launching Large-Scale DDoS attacks Hijacking IoT Devices
Large-scale DDoS attack commands sent from an IoT botnet's C&C server targeting Japan and other countries since late 2024.
These commands targeted various companies,...