Cybersecurity researchers have reported a surge in malicious activity involving the exploitation of old D-Link router vulnerabilities by two different botnets, FICORA and CAPSAICIN. These botnets...
Month: December 2024
Delays and cancellations as JAL suffers a DDoS attack
Japan Airlines, Japan's flag carrier, recently fell victim to a cyber attack that led to the cancellation or delay of dozens of flights. The attack, which targeted the airline's network...
Juniper Networks alerts: Mirai botnet scans and exploits SSR devices for DDoS
โโJuniper Networks has issued a critical alert regarding a Mirai botnet that is actively scanning the internet for Session Smart routers (SSR) using default credentials. The Mirai malware,...
Case Study: Enhancing network security with country lockdown – a major American insurance corporation
Case Study: FastNetMon Country Lockdown Solution in Insurance Environment Download Overview A leading North American insurance corporation, specialising in life insurance and a broad array of...
New DDoS Malware cShell Targets Poorly Managed Linux SSH Servers
The AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) has recently discovered a new strain of DDoS malware, called cShell, that is specifically targeting poorly managed Linux SSH servers. This malware...
FastNetMon Addresses Critical Vulnerabilities in Netflow and sFlow Plugins
FastNetMon has successfully resolved two critical vulnerabilities in the Netflow and sFlow plugins of its product. The vulnerabilities were identified by an independent security researcher on...
FastNetMon Advanced 2.0.370
In our latest update, we've added several safety checks in our IPFIX and Netflow v9 code to prevent reading outside of our memory region and potential division by zero. We've also blocked zero...
27 DDoS-for-hire platforms shut down
Major breakthrough from Operation PowerOFF In a sweeping international effort, law enforcement agencies from 15 countries have successfully dismantled 27 DDoS-for-hire services, commonly referred to...
Danish Municipality Websites Down with a DDoS attack
Several Danish municipalities recently fell victim to Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, disrupting the websites of cities including Vejle, Albertslund, Dragรธr, Esbjerg, Frederiksberg,...
Evolution of Network Layer DDoS attacks
Despite being one of the oldest types of cyberattacks, Distributed Denial of Service attacks still remain the most common cyber threat for organisations. Over the course of years, the attackers' aim...