DDoS Threats & Security Attacks: DDoS Reports & Cyber Security Threats

On February 5, 2018, an independent researcher disclosed a zero-day WordPress DoS vulnerability that allows application-level denial of service (AppDoS) attacks against websites using the WordPress platform. WordPress is an open source content management system (CMS) written in PHP and powers over 29% of the Internet’s sites and blogs.

February 11, 2018 02:00 PM Threat Alert

Radware’s Threat Research has recently discovered a new botnet, dubbed DarkSky. DarkSky botnet features several evasion mechanisms, a malware downloader and a variety of network- and application-layer DDoS attack vectors. This bot is now available for sale for less than $20 over the Darknet.

February 7, 2018 02:00 PM Threat Alert

Radware’s Threat Research has recently discovered a new botnet, dubbed DarkSky. DarkSky botnet features several evasion mechanisms, a malware downloader and a variety of network- and application-layer DDoS attack vectors. This bot is now available for sale for less than $20 over the Darknet.

February 7, 2018 02:00 PM

Radware’s Emergency Response Team has been monitoring the emergence of a new botnet this week. The ADB.miner malware takes advantage of Android-based devices that expose debug capabilities to the Internet.

February 5, 2018 02:00 PM Threat Alert

A new botnet, dubbed JenX, has begun recruiting IoT devices. The botnet is being marketed over the Internet and offers up to 300Gbps attacks for as little as $20. It uses hosted servers to find and infect IoT devices leveraging one of two known vulnerabilities that have become popular in IoT botnets recently.

January 31, 2018 02:00 PM Threat Alert

As the 2018 Winter Olympics approaches, Radware ERT Threat Research team turns its attention to the crowds and the target rich environments created by high profile sporting events. With over one million tickets for sale, this event will bring large crowds that will demand connectivity and are expected to consume record-breaking volumes. This enormous demand for connectivity and technology will also pose a security risk for Olympic organizers, partners, sponsors, suppliers, service providers and attendees.

January 29, 2018 02:00 PM Threat Alert

Anonymous plans to officially launch phase 4 of Operation Catalunya in support of Catalan independence, at 8pm Central European Time on Thursday, December 21st.

December 20, 2017 02:00 PM Threat Alert

Following the United States Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) decision to repeal net neutrality, Anonymous has mobilized a digital protest aimed at the FCC, Internet service providers (ISPs) and those that lobby for the repeal of net neutrality.

December 18, 2017 02:00 PM Threat Alert