Tag: DDoS
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Hacker News: Edge Scripting: Build and run applications at the edge
Source URL: https://bunny.net/blog/introducing-bunny-edge-scripting-a-better-way-to-build-and-deploy-applications-at-the-edge/ Source: Hacker News Title: Edge Scripting: Build and run applications at the edge Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text introduces Bunny Edge Scripting, a new serverless JavaScript platform designed for deploying and running applications globally, with a focus on simplifying the development process and enhancing performance at…
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The Cloudflare Blog: Exploring Internet traffic shifts and cyber attacks during the 2024 US election
Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/exploring-internet-traffic-shifts-and-cyber-attacks-during-the-2024-us-election Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: Exploring Internet traffic shifts and cyber attacks during the 2024 US election Feedly Summary: Election Day 2024 in the US saw a surge in cyber activity. Cloudflare blocked several DDoS attacks on political and election sites, ensuring no impact. In this post, we analyze these attacks, as…
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The Register: 6 IT contractors arrested for defrauding Uncle Sam out of millions
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/03/6_it_contractors_arrested_for/ Source: The Register Title: 6 IT contractors arrested for defrauding Uncle Sam out of millions Feedly Summary: Also, ecommerce fraud ring disrupted, another Operation Power Off victory, Sino SOHO botnet spotted, and more in brief The US Department of Justice has charged six people with two separate schemes to defraud Uncle Sam…
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The Register: UK councils bat away DDoS barrage from pro-Russia keyboard warriors
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/01/uk_councils_russia_ddos/ Source: The Register Title: UK councils bat away DDoS barrage from pro-Russia keyboard warriors Feedly Summary: Local authority websites downed in response to renewed support for Ukraine Multiple UK councils had their websites either knocked offline or were inaccessible to residents this week after pro-Russia cyber nuisances added them to a daily…
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Hacker News: How to get the whole planet to send abuse complaints to your best friends
Source URL: https://delroth.net/posts/spoofed-mass-scan-abuse/ Source: Hacker News Title: How to get the whole planet to send abuse complaints to your best friends Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes a cybersecurity incident where the author received an abuse report linked to their server’s IP, suggesting potential involvement in malicious activities. Upon…
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The Cloudflare Blog: Forced offline: the Q3 2024 Internet disruption summary
Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/q3-2024-internet-disruption-summary Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: Forced offline: the Q3 2024 Internet disruption summary Feedly Summary: The third quarter of 2024 was particularly active, with quite a few significant Internet disruptions. Underlying causes included government-directed shutdowns, power outages, hurricane damage, terrestrial and submarine cable cuts, military action, and more. AI Summary and Description:…
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Wired: Cybercriminals Pose a Greater Threat of Disruptive US Election Hacks Than Russian or China
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/cybercriminals-disruptive-hacking-us-elections-dhs-report/ Source: Wired Title: Cybercriminals Pose a Greater Threat of Disruptive US Election Hacks Than Russian or China Feedly Summary: A report distributed by the US Department of Homeland Security warned that financially motivated cybercriminals are more likely to attack US election infrastructure than state-backed hackers. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…
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The Cloudflare Blog: 4.2 Tbps of bad packets and a whole lot more: Cloudflare’s Q3 DDoS report
Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/ddos-threat-report-for-2024-q3 Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: 4.2 Tbps of bad packets and a whole lot more: Cloudflare’s Q3 DDoS report Feedly Summary: The number of DDoS attacks spiked in the third quarter of 2024. Cloudflare mitigated nearly 6 million DDoS attacks, representing a 49% increase QoQ and 55% increase YoY. AI Summary and…
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The Cloudflare Blog: Training a million models per day to save customers of all sizes from DDoS attacks
Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/training-a-million-models-per-day-to-save-customers-of-all-sizes-from-ddos Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: Training a million models per day to save customers of all sizes from DDoS attacks Feedly Summary: In this post we will describe how we use anomaly detection to watch for novel DDoS attacks. We’ll provide an overview of how we build models which flag unusual traffic…
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Hacker News: Internet Archive breached again through stolen access tokens
Source URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/internet-archive-breached-again-through-stolen-access-tokens/ Source: Hacker News Title: Internet Archive breached again through stolen access tokens Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Internet Archive suffered a significant data breach resulting from poor security practices, specifically the failure to rotate stolen GitLab authentication tokens. This breach has exposed sensitive data, including access to…