ddos attacks

The ease of operation of CVE-2023-44487 makes it a high-priority target for cybercriminals. In August 2023, a critical vulnerability in the HTTP/2 protocol, known as CVE-2023-44487 or Rapid Reset, was identified. This vulnerability, which can cause denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, has become a...

Did your ping jump? Perhaps one of your rivals is a latent cyber villain. In today's digital world, where online games occupy a significant place in the lives of many people, cybercrime does not stand still. One of the most common types of attacks on game servers is DDoS attacks. These attacks...

Ruthless hackers are trying to ruin the future of applicants. Solar specialists note a significant increase in the number of DDoS attacks on the resources of federal universities, starting from mid-May 2024. Compared to May 2023, the number of attacks increased by 2.5 times, and compared to the...

Qrator Labs has submitted a quarterly report on DDoS attacks for 2024. Qrator Labs has published a report "Overview of DDoS attacks by vectors in absolute and mixed values" for the first quarter of 2024. Experts have improved the method of collecting data on Internet threats, focusing only on...

The world of information security has enough references to the Wild West. For example, the same division of hackers into Black and White Hat, which came from westerns: villains always wear black hats, and good guys – white. Continuing this analogy, we can say that DDoS is a revolver that...

Over the past few years, not only the number of DDoS attacks has increased, but also their duration. What is a DDoS attack was learned by representatives of those areas that just a couple of years ago did not know about this phenomenon. So, we can recall the wave of DDoS attacks at the end of...

A year-old vulnerability continues to add to the inventory of cybercriminals. Informs Fortinet that attackers continue to exploit a year-old vulnerability in TP-Link routers, adding routers to various botnets to conduct DDoS attacks. The command injection vulnerability CVE-2023-1389 (CVSS...

Anton Nemkin warns about the risks of using anonymous networks. Internet users who use VPN services may unwittingly become participants in criminal schemes. This was stated by State Duma deputy Anton Nemkin. According to the MP, scammers actively exploit VPN technologies to involve users in...

When will the company finally be able to overcome the black band and make its decisions safer? More than 16,500 of Ivanti's Internet-accessible Connect Secure and Policy Secure gateways are at risk due to a high-level vulnerability that allows remote code execution (RCE) and denial-of-service...

What caused the incident and how local specialists managed to restore access. Cyberattacks of "unprecedented intensity" have been recorded in a number of French government organizations, the Prime Minister's office said on March 11. The attacks began on the evening of March 10 and, although...

A Russian IP address is no longer a security guarantee. A new report from Qrator Labs, which specializes in network security, provides an analysis of the situation with DDoS attacks on the Russian IT infrastructure for 2023. The study revealed that hackers have learned to successfully bypass...

Who will win the battle for Destiny 2? The game Destiny 2 is experiencing one of the most severe crises in its history. And it's not about players complaining about boring seasons or broken loot. During the week, the game became almost inaccessible due to DDoS attacks, which was confirmed by...

Приветствую всех пользователей чёрного интернета! Представляю вашему вниманию свой новый проект: Аренда панели для проведения DDoS атак. Чаще всего DDoS атаки используются для сокращения конкуренции в онлайн-бизнесе. Чем меньше будет предложений на рынке, тем выше вероятность того, что клиент...

SonicWall experts warned of a wave of attacks on smart access control systems in buildings, which cybercriminals then use to organize DDoS attacks. The researchers explain that the attacks target Linear eMerge E3 devices manufactured by Nortek Security & Control. These are the so-called "access...

Well, usually a few men gather in a dark room that is illuminated only by the light from the screens, or a cheap neon. Mandatory attributes: everyone in the room must wear a Guy Fawkes mask, because we are for complete anonymity. The dress code is dark jeans and a plain hoodie. And for the...

Hacking and Penetration Testing Book

DDoS attack is a hacker attack on a website, the main task of which is to lead to a denial of service, in which the interaction of users with services and sites will be difficult or impossible. It differs from a DoS attack in that it is carried out from multiple devices and addresses at once...