Tag: ddos
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AWS hit by major DDoS attack
DDoS is an annoyance not even the biggest Cloud is safe from. Apparently AWS’s Route 53 was affected and failed to resolve multiple DNS names over several hours. Parts of AWS were taken offline for hours Source: TechRadar. The newspage also has a reference of 2019’s best DDoS Protection.
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Fake Bomb Threat for Bitcoin
Old and busted: DDoS 4 Bitcoin New hotness: Fake Bomb Threat 4 Bitcoin
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Analysis of the GitHub DDoS.
NETRESEC took a closer look at the long lasting DDoS attacks on github.com. One of the few instances of this type of attack that even made it to mainstream media. The article finds random web browsers from outside China are tricked into reloading two particular pages on github.com. Apparently, this happens by manipulating requests coming…
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Github Under JS-Based "Greatfire" DDoS Attack, Allegedly From Chinese Government
Github is under attack from the Chinese Government, Slashdot writes. via Github Under JS-Based “Greatfire” DDoS Attack, Allegedly From Chinese Government – Slashdot.
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DDoS attacks are getting easier
Search CloudSecurity writes DDoS Attacks are becoming easier, cheaper, more frequent and more varied. Hybrid DDoS prevention emerges to counter variety of DDoS attacks. via DDoS attacks are getting easier to perform, leading to larger, more frequent, costly attacks against enterprises http://t.co/wxjExVHcIg — IEEE Cybersecurity (@ieeecybsi) February 2, 2015
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@GitHub hit by #DDoS
Offenbar ist GitHub im Lauf der vergangenen Woche Opfer eines DDoSAngriffs geworden. Der Blogartikel des Betreibers beschreibt die Vorgänge aus einer technischen Seite und beschreibt die zeitlich Abfolge des Angriff, enthält aber keine Angaben über die Größenordnung. via: Denial of Service Attacks
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Black Hat: Ad-Network Attack Vector #ddos
JavaScript als Grundlage fast aller HTML5 Innovation wird auch gerne von Werbenetzwerken benutzt um nervige Bilder und Banner anzuzeigen. Am liebsten auf Millionen von Webseiten gleichzeitig und am besten auch gleich so, dass man die gleiche Werbung auf allen Webseiten sieht bis man gekauft hat. Sofern man denn zur richtigen Zielgruppe gehört. Auf der Blackhat…
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Malaysian DDoS
Earlier, on April 11, London-based Malaysian radio web portals Radio Free Malaysia, Radio Free Sarawak, and Sarawak Report were hit by a large scale DDoS attack which generated over 130 million hits on the sites in three-and-a-half hours, taking them out of action for five days. via Malaysian election sparks web blocking/DDoS claims
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Erstmals DDoS-Attacke über IPv6
Das Protokoll scheint ja wirklich endlich mal bereit zu sein für den Masseneinsatz. Bericht: Erstmals DDoS-Attacke über IPv6. via heise.de