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KillNet and affiliate hacktivist groups targeting healthcare with DDoS attacks

March 17, 2023 TH Author Azure Security, Cybersecurity, DDoS, hacktivism, Microsoft security intelligence

KillNet, a group that the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has called pro-Russia hacktivists, has been launching waves of attacks targeting governments and companies with focus on the healthcare sector. In this blog post, we provide an overview of the DDoS attack landscape against healthcare applications hosted in Azure over three months.
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Networkworld

Edgio adds advanced DDoS protection with other WAAP enhancements

February 24, 2023 TH Author DDoS

The CDN provider’s new DDoS scrubbing offering impersonates the customer’s network to phase out malicious traffic, and employs advanced IP masking at source to prevent direct-to-origin attacks. READ MORE HERE…

Microsoft Secure

2022 in review: DDoS attack trends and insights

February 21, 2023 TH Author Azure, Cybersecurity, DDoS, Microsoft, Microsoft security intelligence, Security

With DDoS attacks becoming more frequent, sophisticated, and inexpensive to launch, it’s important for organizations of all sizes to be proactive and stay protected. In this blog, we detail trends and insights into DDoS attacks we observed and mitigated throughout 2022.
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Networkworld

New Mirai botnet variant V3G4 targets Linux servers, IoT devices

February 17, 2023 TH Author botnets, DDoS, IoT security

The new V3G4 variant of Mirai, which creates botnets for DDoS attacks, exploited 13 different vulnerabilities in three campaigns over a six-month period, Palo Alto Network’s Unit 42 team reports. READ MORE HERE…

Networkworld

Microsoft Azure launches DDoS IP protection for SMBs

November 22, 2022 TH Author DDoS, Firewalls

DDoS IP Protection for SMBs is designed to provide enterprise-grade distributed denial of service protection at a price that’s attractive to small and medium-size companies. READ MORE HERE…

Microsoft Secure

Anatomy of a DDoS amplification attack

May 23, 2022 TH Author Cybersecurity, DDoS, DDoS amplification, DDoS Protection, Microsoft security intelligence

Amplification attacks are one of the most common distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack vectors. These attacks are typically categorized as flooding or volumetric attacks, where the attacker succeeds in generating more traffic than the target can process, resulting in exhausting its resources due to the amount of traffic it receives.
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TrendMicro

Back to Basics: Why We Need to Encourage More Secure IoT Development

August 22, 2018 TH Author bug bounty, DDoS, Internet of Things, Internet of Things (IoT), Security, Zero Day Initiative

The Internet of Things (IoT) is radically reshaping the way we live and work. Before our very eyes, organizations are becoming more agile, efficient and cost effective to run, all while consumers marvel at the wonders of the smart home, fitness trackers and connected cars. There’s just one major problem: Much of this new infrastructure…
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Threatpost

DDoS-Happy ‘Bitcoin Baron’ Sentenced to Almost 2 Years in Jail

June 22, 2018 TH Author Bitcoin Baron, child pornography, DDoS, Hacks, hacktivist, madison, moore, municipal websites, police brutality, randall tucker, san marcos, sentencing, shriner's hospital, Web Security

Far from being a simple hacktivist filled with an impulse for social justice, a different picture emerges when his activity is collated together. READ MORE HERE…