Denial of Service (DDoS)

Eight critical vulnerabilities in ICS devices allow hackers to take control over access to buildings and lock or unlock doors at will

On: June 10, 2022

Tagged: access control, Carrier LenelS2, Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Denial of Service (DDoS), Hacking, Industrial Control System (ICS), Information Security, Internet of Things (IoT), operational technology (OT), remote code execution (RCE), security flaws, technology, vulnerability

Experts from Trellix Threat Labs have shared research on multiple vulnerabilities in an industrial control system (ICS) used to grant physical access to protected facilities, and integrated into building automationRead More →

The biggest dark web market, selling confidential data of millions, is seized by the FBI

On: June 8, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyber Crime, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Cyprus, Dark Web, Denial of Service (DDoS), electronic fraud, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Hacking, incidents, Information Security, Joker's Stash, security flaws, SSNDOB, United States, US Department of Justice (DOJ)

A joint operation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Cyprus Police, allowed the dismantling of SSNDOB, an illegal dark web operation inRead More →

Now ransomware can encrypt fridges, microwaves, and enterprise IoT devices. PoC published

On: June 2, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cryptojacking, Cyber Crime, Cyberattack, cybersecurity, Denial of Service (DDoS), Hacking, incidents, Information Security, Internet of Things (IoT), malware, Proof of Concept (PoC), R4IoT, ransomware, security flaws, security risks, technology

Specialists from security firm Vedere Labs published research detailing how a ransomware variant could spread across an enterprise network using vulnerable Internet of Things (IoT) devices. For their research, theRead More →

Critical vulnerabilities in Intel Optane SSD and Intel Optane Data Center products

On: May 12, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), cybersecurity, Denial of Service (DDoS), firmware, Hacking, Information Security, Intel, Intel Optane Data Center, Intel Optane SSD, microprocessors, privilege escalation, security flaws, vulnerability

An Intel security report points to the detection of various memory errors in the firmware of microprocessors used in hundreds of its products. According to the company’s report, these areRead More →

Russia launched a massive DDoS attack over Viasat satellite network before attacking Ukraine

On: May 10, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, Denial of Service (DDoS), European Union, Hacking, Information Security, Russia, satellites, security flaws, technology, United Kingdom, United States, Viasat

Western countries have accused the Russian government of deploying a massive cyberattack against a satellite network just an hour before the start of the military invasion of Ukraine in orderRead More →

Russian vodka companies suffer DDoD attack; alcohol products production slows down

On: May 9, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, Denial of Service (DDoS), disBalancer, Hacking, Information Security, Russia, security flaws, technology, Telegram, Ukraine

Alcohol producers and distributors in Russia were prevented from shipping products to their customers after a large-scale failure of the State’s Automated Alcohol Accounting Information System (EGAIS) generated by whatRead More →

How hackers are exploiting misconfigured Docker images to conduct DoS attack over Russian army

On: May 4, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Belarus, containers, CrowdStrike, cybercrime, cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, Denial of Service (DDoS), Docker, hackers, Hacking, Hacking Tools, incidents, Russia, technology, Ukraine

A report by security firm CrowdStrike details the detection of a hacking campaign using containers to launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against critical computing infrastructure in Russia andRead More →

Russian hackers attack Ukrainian postal service systems

On: April 22, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Anonymous, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, Denial of Service (DDoS), Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets), hackers, Hacking, hacktivism, Information Security, Russia, security flaws, Ukraine

Representatives of Ukrposhta ,Ukraine’s national postal service report detecting a cyberattack after a postage stamp showing a Ukrainian soldier making a rude gesture to a Russian warship was put upRead More →

Two serious vulnerabilities in Drupal would allow hackers to take full control of affected websites

On: April 21, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: content management system (CMS), Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Denial of Service (DDoS), Drupal, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, Security breach, security flaws, vulnerability

This week, Drupal administrators announced the release of security updates in order to address some security flaws that could lead to access bypass and data overwriting attacks. In its report,Read More →