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Introducing WordPress.com’s Hardened DDoS Protection Setting

December 3, 2024

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Spam bots and denial-of-service attacks are a reality for many website owners. Depending on timing and scale, they can be an annoyance or a detriment to your business’s bottom line. Services like Cloudflare, Fastly, and Vercel are popular choices for mitigating these attacks with sophisticated techniques beyond the firewall rules

PHP Vulnerability Exploited to Spread Malware and Launch DDoS Attacks

July 12, 2024

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Multiple threat actors are exploiting a newly disclosed security flaw in PHP to distribute remote access trojans, cryptocurrency miners, and DDoS botnets. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-4577 (CVSS score: 9.8), allows attackers to execute malicious commands on Windows systems using Chinese and Japanese language locales. This flaw, publicly disclosed in

PHP Vulnerability Exploited for RCEs, Cryptominers, and DDoS

July 12, 2024

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Shortly after a new PHP bug was disclosed in late spring, Akamai researchers detected numerous attempts to exploit the vulnerability, highlighting its high exploitability and rapid adoption by threat actors. Given that PHP is one of the most popular server-side scripting languages, used to create dynamic web pages on more

June 27, 2024

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A new report from Cloudflare reveals that DDoS attacks are increasing in frequency, and web applications and APIs are significant vulnerabilities that security teams struggle to manage. via GIPHY According to the “State of Application Security 2024” report, the volume of threats from software supply chain issues, rising DDoS attacks,

Muhstik Botnet Exploits Apache RocketMQ Flaw for DDoS Attack

June 7, 2024

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The Muhstik botnet, known for its distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, is exploiting a recently patched security vulnerability in Apache RocketMQ to commandeer vulnerable servers and expand its reach. via GIPHY Aqua, a cloud security firm, reported that Muhstik is notorious for targeting IoT devices and Linux-based servers, infecting them

June 21, 2023

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Jun 21, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Botnet A new malware called Condi has been observed exploiting a security vulnerability in TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800) Wi-Fi routers to rope the devices into a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs said the campaign has ramped up since the end of May

June 1, 2023

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Jun 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Exploit The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a recently patched critical security flaw in Zyxel gear to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. Tracked as CVE-2023-28771 (CVSS score: 9.8), the issue relates to a command

May 25, 2023

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May 25, 2023Ravie LakshmananGaming / Server Security A new botnet called Dark Frost has been observed launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against the gaming industry. “The Dark Frost botnet, modeled after Gafgyt, QBot, Mirai, and other malware strains, has expanded to encompass hundreds of compromised devices,” Akamai security researcher Allen

April 25, 2023

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Apr 25, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / DDoS Details have emerged about a high-severity security vulnerability impacting Service Location Protocol (SLP) that could be weaponized to launch volumetric denial-of-service attacks against targets. “Attackers exploiting this vulnerability could leverage vulnerable instances to launch massive Denial-of-Service (DoS) amplification attacks with a factor as

March 21, 2023

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Mar 21, 2023Ravie LakshmananLinux / Server Security Poorly managed Linux SSH servers are being targeted as part of a new campaign that deploys different variants of a malware called ShellBot. “ShellBot, also known as PerlBot, is a DDoS Bot malware developed in Perl and characteristically uses IRC protocol to communicate

Introducing WordPress.com’s Hardened DDoS Protection Setting

PHP Vulnerability Exploited to Spread Malware and Launch DDoS Attacks

PHP Vulnerability Exploited for RCEs, Cryptominers, and DDoS

Rise in DDoS Due to Outdated Security

Muhstik Botnet Exploits Apache RocketMQ Flaw for DDoS Attack

New Condi Malware Hijacking TP-Link Wi-Fi Routers for DDoS Botnet Attacks

Active Mirai Botnet Variant Exploiting Zyxel Devices for DDoS Attacks

Dark Frost Botnet Launches Devastating DDoS Attacks on Gaming Industry

New SLP Vulnerability Could Let Attackers Launch 2200x Powerful DDoS Attacks

New ShellBot DDoS Malware Variants Targeting Poorly Managed Linux Servers

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