On January 28, 2025, FastNetMon had the privilege of attending the inaugural TRNOG event in Ankara, a significant gathering for the Turkish Network Operators Group. This non-profit community of...
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Cybercriminals Leverage Zero-Day Vulnerability to Launch AIRASHI DDoS Botnet
Recent reports have revealed a serious network security issue: hackers exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Cambium Networks cnPilot routers to deploy the AIRASHI variant of the AISURU botnet....
NoName057(16) target Swiss institutions amid World Economic Forum
Swiss institutions have recently been targeted by a series of DDoS attacks orchestrated by the pro-Russian hacker group "NoName057(16)." This collective is known for its strategic overload attacks,...
Institutions in The Netherlands affected by DDoS attacks: Several universities and government login service impacted
Several Dutch universities and the government login service DigiD have recently been targeted with DDoS attacks. The connection between the incidents is not clear nor the culprit of the attacks have...
Case Study: A leading mobile carrier enhancing network security with FastNetMon blocklist-based filtering
Case study - FastNetMon block list based filtering in telecommunications Download Background A leading global telecommunications company, with a significant presence in Ireland, faced increasing...
FastNetMon Advanced 2.0.371
FastNetMon Advanced 2.0.371 has been released with significant updates. We've added logic to handle padding in IPFIX plugin, improved checks in IPFIX and Netflow v9 logic, and added support for...
New Mirai botnet targeting industrial routers with zero-day exploits
A new Mirai-based botnet that targets industrial routers has emerged. This botnet, discovered in February last year, has been growing in sophistication and now leverages previously unknown...
Mobile operator NTT Docomo affected by a DDoS attack
NTT Docomo, Japan's largest mobile operator was recently hit by a DDoS attack. On January 2nd, 2025 the company experienced significant network congestion from 05:27 to 16:10, impacting key services...
Surge in FICORA and CAPSAICIN botnet activity: Old D-Link vulnerabilities exploited in global attacks
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...
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...