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  • Slashdot: The FSF Faces Active ‘Ongoing and Increasing’ DDoS Attacks

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/07/06/1737253/the-fsf-faces-active-ongoing-and-increasing-ddos-attacks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: The FSF Faces Active ‘Ongoing and Increasing’ DDoS Attacks Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is grappling with ongoing Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, primarily attributed to botnets and potential Large Language Model (LLM) scrapers. Despite these challenges, their critical infrastructure…

  • Slashdot: Record DDoS Pummels Site With Once-Unimaginable 7.3Tbps of Junk Traffic

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/06/20/2010218/record-ddos-pummels-site-with-once-unimaginable-73tbps-of-junk-traffic?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Record DDoS Pummels Site With Once-Unimaginable 7.3Tbps of Junk Traffic Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a record-breaking DDoS attack that targeted a Cloudflare customer, measured at 7.3 terabits per second. It highlights the sophistication of the attack, which utilized multiple amplification vectors and…

  • The Register: Critical Wazuh bug exploited in growing Mirai botnet infection

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/10/critical_wazuh_bug_exploited_in/ Source: The Register Title: Critical Wazuh bug exploited in growing Mirai botnet infection Feedly Summary: The open-source XDR/SIEM provider’s servers are in other botnets’ crosshairs too Cybercriminals are trying to spread multiple Mirai variants by exploiting a critical Wazuh vulnerability, researchers say – the first reported active attacks since the code execution…

  • The Register: US infrastructure could crumble under cyberattack, ex-NSA advisor warns

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/08/exnsc_official_not_sure_us/ Source: The Register Title: US infrastructure could crumble under cyberattack, ex-NSA advisor warns Feedly Summary: PLUS: Doxxers jailed; Botnets bounce back; CISA questioned over app-vetting program closure; And more Infosec in Brief If a cyberattack hit critical infrastructure in the US, it would likely crumble, former deputy national security adviser and NSA…

  • Slashdot: KrebsOnSecurity Hit With Near-Record 6.3 Tbps DDoS

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/05/20/2215258/krebsonsecurity-hit-with-near-record-63-tbps-ddos?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: KrebsOnSecurity Hit With Near-Record 6.3 Tbps DDoS Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a massive DDoS attack attributed to the Aisuru IoT botnet, marking it as a significant event in the realm of cybersecurity. It highlights how this attack was likely a demonstration of…

  • Slashdot: NSA Warns ‘Fast Flux’ Threatens National Security

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/04/04/2059211/nsa-warns-fast-flux-threatens-national-security?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: NSA Warns ‘Fast Flux’ Threatens National Security Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the fast flux technique utilized by cybercriminals and nation-states to obfuscate malicious infrastructure, posing significant threats to critical infrastructure and national security. The National Security Agency, FBI, and allied nations have…

  • The Register: Why is someone mass-scanning Juniper and Palo Alto Networks products?

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/03/unknown_scanners_probing_juniper_paloalto/ Source: The Register Title: Why is someone mass-scanning Juniper and Palo Alto Networks products? Feedly Summary: Espionage? Botnets? Trying to exploit a zero-day? Someone or something is probing devices made by Juniper Networks and Palo Alto Networks, and researchers think it could be evidence of espionage attempts, attempts to build a botnet,…

  • The Register: Hm, why are so many DrayTek routers stuck in a bootloop?

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/25/draytek_routers_bootloop/ Source: The Register Title: Hm, why are so many DrayTek routers stuck in a bootloop? Feedly Summary: Time to update your firmware, if you can, to one with the security fixes, cough cough DrayTek router owners in the UK and beyond had a pretty miserable weekend after some ISPs began to notice…