Cybernews

Archive.today is hiding a script that turns visitors into DDoS attackers

Webpage capture site Archive.today was caught weaponizing its visitors via a hidden script to launch a distributed denial of ...

Archive.today CAPTCHA page executes DDoS; Wikipedia considers banning site

Wikipedia editors are discussing whether to blacklist Archive.today because the archive site was used to direct a distributed ...
Bleeping Computer

Mirai DDoS malware variant expands targets with 13 router exploits

A Mirai-based DDoS (distributed denial of service) malware botnet tracked as IZ1H9 has added thirteen new payloads to target Linux-based routers and routers from D-Link, Zyxel, TP-Link, TOTOLINK, and ...
CSOonline

5 myths about DDoS attacks and protection

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks come in many shapes and sizes, as do the myths surrounding them. These myths can center on motivations, DDoS attack vectors and techniques, mitigation ...
CSOonline

Hammer time? WikiLeaks-inspired Java script DDoS planned

The WikiLeaks weird fest continues, with Mastercard getting hammered some more this past weekend and a Java script-based DDoS being planned and launched through i-frame based images. Before I go any ...