Crippling bug in Linux crashes system with a single tweet
06 October 2016, scmagazine.com, by Rene Millman
A bug in Linux has been discovered that could allow a hacker to crash a system with just 48 characters of code. The code, which could sit comfortably in a single tweet, was unearthed by security researcher Andrew Ayer. read more
Brace yourselves - source code powering potent IoT DDoSes just went public
03 October 2016, arstechnica.com, by Dan Goodin
A hacker has released computer source code that allows relatively unsophisticated people to wage the kinds of extraordinarily large assaults that recently knocked security news site KrebsOnSecurity offline and set new records for so-called distributed denial-of-service read more
How 1.5 Million Connected Cameras Were Hijacked to Make an Unprecedented Botnet
29 September 2016, vice.com, by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Last week, hackers forced a well-known security journalist to take down his site after hitting him for more than two days with an unprecedented flood of traffic. That cyberattack was powered by something the internet had never seen before: an army made of more than one million ha... read more
Armies of hacked smart devices launch unprecedented DDoS attacks
26 September 2016, pcworld.com, by Lucian Constantin
Security researchers have been warning for years that poor security for internet of things devices could have serious consequences. We're now seeing those warnings come true, with botnets made up of compromised IoT devices capable of launching distributed denial-of-service... read more
DDoS Attacks Heading Toward 1-Terabit Record
23 September 2016, eweek.com, by Sean Michael Kerner
This past week, the largest-ever internet distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks were reported, targeting popular security blogger Brian Krebs and internet service provider OVH in Europe. On Sept. 20, Krebs tweeted that his site was hit with a DDoS attack of 665G bps. A day read more
DDoS always knocks twice
19 September 2016, itproportal.com, by Sead Fadilpašić
A company is rarely attacked by a DDoS (distributed denial of service) just once. If it happens once, it will probably happen again, which is why constant preventive measures are required, if a company wants to keep their online services operational. These are the results of a ne... read more
Waiting For DDoS
16 September 2016, scmagazine.com, by Larry Jaffee
In football, many offensive plays are designed to trick the defense into thinking something else is about to unfold. In the world of cybersecurity, DoS (Denial of Service) or DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks often serve as a similar smokescreen or decoy to a far more ... read more
Infected Smart-Phone Bots can Create DDoS Condition in America 911 Service
12 September 2016, spamfighter.com
A group of 3 infosec researchers from Israel recently demonstrated the way infected smart-phones compiled into a botnet can take out 911 emergency phone dialing of USA within one complete state as well as the entire nation over many days together. As per present US regulations, p... read more
DoS Attack Crashes Website Monitoring North Korea Nuclear Test Site
08 September 2016, wired.com, by Eric Niiler
Somebody does not like a new website that checks on secret nuclear weapon facilities around the world. On Wednesday, the Project on Crowdsourced Satellite Imagery was taken down by a denial of service attack. The attack came just two days before North Korea/'s big nuclear ... read more
Linode Atlanta Datacenter DDoS Attacked Over Labor Day Weekend
04 September 2016, newsforshoppers.com, by Chris Andrews
Linode/'s Atlanta datacenter, which hosts thousands of websites, including NewsForShoppers.com, underwent a massive DDoS attack over Labor Day weekend. Affected websites began being knocked offline starting about 5pm (EST) Saturday. By 5:15pm, Linode had posted on their ne... read more
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