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DDoS Attacks Using Memcached Are Lethal

March 9, 2018 By News Team Leave a Comment

Just one week following the huge DDoS attack against code repository GitHub using Memcached, the same technique was used to direct an even larger attack against an unnamed U.S. service provider. According to DDoS protection firm Arbor Networks, the … [Read more...] about DDoS Attacks Using Memcached Are Lethal

Filed Under: DDoS, Ransomware Tagged With: Akamai, Arbor Networks, Brian Krebs, CloudFlare, Cybereason, GitHub, MemCached DDoS, memcached ransom payload, ransomware, UDP-based memcaching

U.K. and U.S. States Russia Responsible for NotPetya

February 16, 2018 By News Team Leave a Comment

The U.K. government, backed by an assessment made by its National Cyber Security Centre, stated yesterday that the Russian military was “almost certainly” responsible for the June 2017 NotPetya cyber attacks, mainly aimed at the Ukraine. The White … [Read more...] about U.K. and U.S. States Russia Responsible for NotPetya

Filed Under: Cybercrime, Government, Ransomware Tagged With: Maersk, NCSC, NotPetya, ransomware, Reckitt Benckister, Russia, TNT, U.K., U.S., Ukraine

Hancock Regional Hospital Hit With Ransomware

January 19, 2018 By News Team Leave a Comment

Last week, Indiana-based Hancock Health suffered from a ransomware attack on the data it holds on its patients. The organization posted a statement on its website on January 15th explaining what had happened: “At approximately 9:30 PM on Thursday, … [Read more...] about Hancock Regional Hospital Hit With Ransomware

Filed Under: Critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, Ransomware Tagged With: bitcoin, FBI, Hancock Health, hospital, ransom, ransomware

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