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Hacking forum cuts section allegedly linked to DDoS attacks

31

Oct

2016

An online hackers’ forum has deleted a section that allegedly offered paid distributed denial-of-service attacks, following last Friday’s massive internet disruption. HackForums.net will be shutting down the “Server Stress Testing” section, the site’s admin Jesse “Omniscient” LaBrocca said in a Friday posting. “I do need to make sure that we continue to exist and given […]

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Mirai IoT Botnet Wasn’t Alone in Massive DDoS Attack: Akamai

07

Oct

2016

Akamai this week shared additional details on the massive 665 gigabit per second (Gbps) distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that targeted Brian Krebs’ website. While Akamai confirmed that the Mirai botnet was part the attack, the company also said that Mirai was only “a major participant in the attack” and that at least one other […]

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IoT DDoS Attack Code Released

04

Oct

2016

Mirai malware could signal the beginning of new trend in using Internet of Things devices as bots for DDoS attacks. The perpetrator of a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on the KrebsOnSecurity website last month has publicly released the code used in the assault in a move that security analysts fear could make it much […]

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