#ddos

All versions of the package configobj are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the validate function, using (.+?)\((.*)\). **Note:** This is only exploitable in the case of a developer, putting the offending value in a server side configuration file.

Categories: News Tags: Lock and Code Tags: Anna Pobletts Tags: ChatGPT Tags: World Backup Day Tags: GitHub Tags: accidental breach Tags: DDoS service Tags: Instagram scammer Tags: top cyber threats of 2023 Tags: 3CX Tags: BingBang Tags: Apple Tags: EE phing Tags: phishing Tags: ransomware The most interesting security related news from the week of March 27 to April 2. (Read more...) The post A week in security (March 27 - April 2) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Critical security flaws in Cacti, Realtek, and IBM Aspera Faspex are being exploited by various threat actors in hacks targeting unpatched systems. This entails the abuse of CVE-2022-46169 (CVSS score: 9.8) and CVE-2021-35394 (CVSS score: 9.8) to deliver MooBot and ShellBot (aka PerlBot), Fortinet FortiGuard Labs said in a report published this week. CVE-2022-46169 relates to a critical

"Anonymous Sudan" has been claiming that its DDoS attacks are in retaliation for anti-Islamic activities, but at least one security vendor is suspicious about its true motives.

Authorities in Germany this week seized Internet servers that powered FlyHosting, a dark web service that catered to cybercriminals operating DDoS-for-hire services. Fly Hosting first advertised on cybercrime forums in November 2022, saying it was a Germany-based hosting firm that was open for business to anyone looking for a reliable place to host malware, botnet controllers, or DDoS-for-hire infrastructure.

The investment will fund global commercial rollout and R&D efforts to debilitate fraudsters.

By Deeba Ahmed It is yet unclear how these fake Tor browser installations are distributed but there are indications that torrents or third-party sources may be responsible. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Tor Browser Installers Distributing Clipper Malware

The United Kingdom's National Crime Agency (NCA) has been busy setting up phony DDoS-for-hire websites that seek to collect information on users, remind them that launching DDoS attacks is illegal, and generally increase the level of paranoia for people looking to hire such services.

Categories: News Tags: NCA Tags: national crime agency Tags: DDoS Tags: distributed denial of service Tags: booter Tags: underground The British National Crime Agency has been setting up fake DDoS services to teach people a lesson in what not to do online. (Read more...) The post Fake DDoS services set up to trap cybercriminals appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: ENISA Tags: operational technology Tags: OT Tags: OT systems Tags: ransomware ENISA released a report tackling the threat landscape of the transportation industry. And it has foreseen the targeting of OT systems in the future. (Read more...) The post Ransomware gunning for transport sector's OT systems next appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.