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LizardStresser, a distributed denial of service (DDoS) botnet that inspired many cyber-crime groups to create their own botnets, was recently used in attacks as large as 400 gigabits per second (Gbps) that leverage the power of IoT devices, Arbor Networks researchers reveal. Written in C and designed to run on Linux, the botnet malware has […]

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The number of users infected with mobile ransomware is skyrocketing, as hackers try to expand the number of potential victims they can target. Compared with a year ago, almost four times as many users are being attacked by mobile ransomware, security firm Kaspersky Lab said on Wednesday. It’s a troubling trend. Ransomware has typically targeted […]

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In the previous two chapters of this series, we talked about how a hacker can conduct attacks with SQL injection and OS command injection. These software weaknesses are in the top two positions in the SANS Top 25. Now we move on to the programming flaw at No. 3: buffer overflow. Buffer overflow is caused […]

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