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Botnet Uses IoT Devices to Power Massive DDoS Attacks

04

Jul

2016

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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PunkeyPOS Impacts Millions via Infected Restaurants

27

Jun

2016

During a recent investigation of Point of Sale terminals (PoS) in restaurants across the United States, PandaLabs researchers stumbled upon PunkeyPOS, a piece of malware designed to access credit card data. Spotted more than a year ago as the successor of NewPOSthings family of malware, the threat was supposedly used by multiple actors, or might […]

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Theft of Trump files raises eyebrows

15

Jun

2016

A hacking group affiliated with the Russian government has infiltrated the Democratic National Committee (DNC), stealing two files of opposition research on presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump. The hackers were highly skilled and able to bypass normal security protections. They lurked on the DNC’s network for over a year in some cases, according to the […]

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