Computerworld

Researchers blame Dyn DDoS attack on script kiddies targeting video game company

Researchers at Flashpoint pointed a finger of blame at “script kiddies” for the huge IoT-based DDoS attack that made parts of the internet inaccessible last Friday. In fact, the primary target may ...
Network World

New DDoS malware targets Linux and Windows systems

Attackers are compromising Linux and Windows systems to install a new malware program designed for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, according to researchers from the Polish ...
Bleeping Computer

New Lucifer DDoS malware creates a legion of Windows minions

A new botnet identified in the wild leverages close to a dozen exploits for high and critical-severity vulnerabilities against Windows systems to turn them into cryptomining clients and sources for ...
SecurityWeek

ShadowV2 DDoS Service Lets Customers Self-Manage Attacks

New DDoS botnet ShadowV2 targets misconfigured Docker containers and offers a service model where customers launch their own attack.
Infosecurity Magazine

ShadowV2 Botnet Exposes Rise of DDoS-as-a-service Platforms

The ShadowV2 DDoS operation, discovered by Darktrace, uses a command-and-control framework hosted on GitHub CodeSpaces, a ...
Threat Post

Threat Actors Can Exploit Windows RDP Servers to Amplify DDoS Attacks

Netscout researchers identify more than 14,000 existing servers that can be abused by ‘the general attack population’ to flood organizations’ networks with traffic. Cybercriminals can exploit ...
Forbes

From 'Script Kiddies' To AI Cybercriminals: The Weaponization Of GenAI In DDoS Attacks

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Late last year, an attacker known as "Matrix" orchestrated a large-scale distributed ...
Threat Post

Dyn DDoS Work of Script Kiddies, Not Politically Motivated Hackers

Researchers at Flashpoint said Friday’s DDoS attack against DNS provider Dyn was likely the work of script kiddies and not advanced attackers. New research on the source of Friday’s DDoS attack ...
CSOonline

‘Win-DDoS’: Researchers unveil botnet technique exploiting Windows domain controllers

SafeBreach researchers demonstrate how attackers can crash Windows domain controllers and build a botnet using unauthenticated RPC and LDAP vulnerabilities. At DEF CON 33, security researchers ...
Bleeping Computer

Embittered Enjey Ransomware Developer Launches DDoS Attack on ID Ransomware

Over the last two days, the ID Ransomware service was hit by two DDoS attacks launched by the author of the Enjey ransomware, embittered after ID Ransomware's creator, Michael Gillespie, had found a ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft discovers Windows/Linux botnet used in DDoS attacks

Microsoft researchers have discovered a hybrid Windows-Linux botnet that uses a highly efficient technique to take down Minecraft servers and performs distributed denial-of-service attacks on other ...