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US, India and China Most Targeted in DDoS Attacks, StormWall Q1 2023 Report
DDoS attacks have surged by 47% in Q1 2023, according to a StormWall report.
April 12, 2023
New Android Botnet Nexus Being Rented Out on Russian Hacker Forum
Nexus contains a module equipped with encryption capabilities which point towards ransomware.
March 23, 2023
Google Disruption Fails to Stop Glupteba Botnet
In December 2021, Google announced it had disrupted the Glupteba botnet and filed a lawsuit against two of its Russian operators, but it turns out the botnet is back and kicking.
December 20, 2022
Microsoft Alert: DDoS Botnet Hit Private Minecraft Servers
Dubbed "MCCrash" by Microsoft, the DDoS botnet is currently targeting private Minecraft servers globally.
December 16, 2022
A Syntax Error Led to Crashing of KmsdBot Cryptomining Botnet
The KmsdBot was known for targeting both Linux and Windows devices.
December 1, 2022
New RapperBot malware targets gaming servers with DDoS attacks
RapperBot malware is known for brute-forcing SSH servers that can accept password authentication.
November 16, 2022
Rising Bot Attacks – Why is Your Organization Struggling to Deal with Them?
Bot attacks rose by 41% in H1 2021, with the financial services and media industries facing the highest proportion…
October 15, 2022
Mirai botnet resurfaces with MooBot variant to target D-Link devices
The botnet is exploiting four different vulnerabilities in D-Link devices.
September 7, 2022
Google Fended Off Largest Ever Layer 7 DDoS Attack
According to Google, the geographic distribution of the DDoS attack suggests that it might have been launched through…
August 19, 2022
Tiny Mantis Botnet Can Launch More Powerful DDoS Attacks Than Mirai
Mantis Botnet launched 3,000 DDoS attacks in one month using only 5,000 small bots after which Cloudflare dubbed…
July 16, 2022