Updated Mirai Botnet Malware Executes 54-hour DDoS Attack
Botnets remain a very popular tool among cybercirminals these days. Ever since the Mirai botnet was introduced to the world, several variants have popped up in its wake. A …
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Nearly 200,000 IP Cameras are Vulnerable To Botnet Malware Intrusion
Botnets are a far more serious cyber threat than most people give it credit for. As we saw with the DynDNS outage last year, a botnet can shut down …
Necurs Botnet Developers Add DDoS Capabilities To Their Modular Malware
The last thing this world needs is botnets getting even more capable of causing havoc. Unfortunately, that is exactly what is happening with the Necurs botnet right now. In …
Top 4 Largest Botnets to Date
Botnets are posing a serious threat to our online society. At the end of 2016, one such botnet caused a wave of destruction, knocking a lot of services offline. …
Mirai Source Code Boosts Popularity of DDoS-as-a-Service Criminal Activity
December 16, 2016
News, Security, Technology
As one would come to expect from the recent Mirai botnet attacks, DDoS-as-a-service is becoming quite the booming industry. Seemingly everyone in the world holds a grudge against online …
Security Researchers Discover Growing List of Mirai-Vulnerable IP Cameras
December 7, 2016
News, Security, Technology
Security researchers have found even more vulnerable IoT devices waiting to be taken advantage of by the Mirai botnet and consorts. Several backdoors have been discovered in over 80 …
New Mirai-inspired Botnets Create Daily DDoS Attacks Around The World
December 5, 2016
News, Security, Technology
Anyone who has been paying close attention to the technology sector may have noticed DDoS attacks have become far more widespread in 2016, than previously. To be more precise, …
Sberbank And Alfa Bank Suffer From Botnet-based DDoS Attacks
November 12, 2016
Finance, News, Security, Technology
Cyber attacks are becoming far more common in the financial sector than ever before. News reports indicate that two of Russia’s largest banks have been hit by cyber attacks, …
Mainstream Media Falsely Reports Liberia’s Internet Infrastructure Is Under Attack
November 6, 2016
News, Security, Technology
Internet accessibility in Liberia has been a bit of a hit-and-miss situation over the past few days. While some media outlets tend to believe that the Mirai botnet is …