Cloudflare detected (and blocked) the biggest DDoS attack on record
The company said that the 5.6 Tbps attack is indicative of the steady increase in the size of these attacks.
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Mirai
Another Mirai variant used in attempted hacks on routers, switches
Four years later, Mirai continues to haunt the internet.
Suspect in case of Mirai botnet, which knocked major sites offline in 2016, pleads guilty
Sentencing is scheduled for January 2021.
Russian government hackers used office technology to try to breach privileged accounts
More bad news for private and public sector organizations nervous about the rise of connected devices.
Mirai offshoot offers ‘greater firepower’ for DDoS attacks, researchers warn
Operators of the new variant have gone after devices that are popular with businesses, such as wireless presentation systems, according to Unit 42.
USB threat to industrial facilities comes into sharp focus with new Honeywell data
A new study from Honeywell shows how USB drives can propagate advanced threats like Stuxnet and Trisis.
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30 years ago, the world’s first cyberattack set the stage for modern cybersecurity challenges
The very first cyberattack clogged up the nascent internet, halting digital communications. Now much bigger, the internet is still largely open to – and suffering regularly from…
University DDoS attack leads to $8.6 million fine, house arrest for New Jersey man
Paras Jha is one of the masterminds behind the Mirari botnet, which has been used in several large-scale attacks.
Former Dyn exec spins up IoT security startup to avoid the next Mirai
Minim is a platform that fingerprints and monitors IoT devices in the home, specifically for threats and vulnerabilities that make attacks like Mirai possible.
Mirai IoT botnet variant likely used in January DDoS attack against Dutch banks
"This is the first time we have observed an IoT botnet being used since Mirai," researchers said.