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Kursk region hit by cyberattack amid Ukrainian counter-incursion

Ryan Daws — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 13:39:46 +0000

The Kursk region of Russia was hit with a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on Thursday, coinciding with a counter-incursion by Ukrainian forces. Regional officials confirmed the “massive” cyberattack in a statement, with state media reporting that government and business websites, as well as key infrastructure services, were temporarily disrupted. Internet monitoring service NetBlocks corroborated the... Read more »

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T-Mobile staff receiving cash offers to help with SIM swap attacks

Ryan Daws — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:39:08 +0000

T-Mobile employees are being propositioned via text messages to partake in illegal SIM swapping activities, with a financial incentive of $300 per swap. SIM swap attacks take advantage of consumers using SMS as their two-factor authentication (2FA) method. By transferring a number via a SIM swap, an attacker can gain unauthorised access to victims’ accounts.... Read more »

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Russia threatens attacks on Western satellites

Ryan Daws — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:06:07 +0000

Amid growing desperation, the Russian leadership is now threatening attacks on Western satellites. Putin’s unprovoked war against Ukraine is entering its ninth month. The heroic efforts of Ukrainian defenders are pushing the invaders out of previously occupied territories. With mounting losses and low morale, Russia is resorting to ever more barbaric acts, dangerous posturing, and... Read more »

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Mantis botnet responsible for record-breaking Cloudflare attacks

Ryan Daws — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 12:02:06 +0000

A botnet called Mantis has been linked to record-breaking attacks targeting Cloudflare customers. Last month, Cloudflare said that it successfully mitigated a record-breaking DDoS attack of 26 million requests per second. Just a couple of months earlier, Cloudflare reported that it mitigated a previous record-breaking attack of 15.3 million requests per second. Mantis has now... Read more »

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Microsoft stopped a record 2.4 Tbps DDoS from around 70,000 devices

Ryan Daws — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:10:17 +0000

Microsoft swiftly put a stop to a record-breaking 2.4 Tbps DDoS attack that originated from around 70,000 compromised devices. The DDoS targeted an unnamed Azure customer and would have been 140 percent higher than a 1 Tbps attack Microsoft stopped in 2020. The latest attack would have even set a new record after surpassing a... Read more »

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