DDoS Threats & Security Attacks: DDoS Reports & Cyber Security Threats

Over the last several months, Radware researchers have been monitoring the evolution of the Mirai XTC campaign and the development of the Hoaxcalls Botnet. Hoaxcalls is an IoT variant based off source code from the Tsunami and Gafgyt Botnets. The Hoaxcalls Botnet was first disclosed by Unit 42, Palo Alto Network’s Research Division, on April 3, 2020 and has been seen propagating via CVE-2020-8515 and CVE-2020-5722.

April 21, 2020 03:00 PM Threat Alert

To control the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), many organizations are requesting employees to work remotely. Doing so means leveraging enterprise virtual private networks (VPNs) and remote desktop solutions to connect to services.

March 17, 2020 03:00 PM Threat Alert

With over 7.8 million tickets for sale, the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan will bring even larger crowds than the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

March 11, 2020 03:00 PM Threat Alert

Radware’s threat research has surveyed the cybersecurity landscape related to Jenkins Security Advisory 1641, also known as CVE-2020-2100, and confirm that over 12,000 exposed Jenkins’ servers can easily be abused by an attacker to launch distributed reflective denial-of-service (DrDoS) attacks with an average amplification factor of 3.00.

February 9, 2020 02:00 PM Threat Alert

Throughout 2019, Radware’s Threat Research Center (TRC) and Emergency Response Team (ERT) have been monitoring and defending against an increasing number of TCP reflection attacks.

November 7, 2019 02:00 PM Threat Alert

Over the last week, Radware’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) has been tracking an emerging global ransom denial of service (RDoS) campaign from a group identifying itself as the Russian cyber espionage group, Fancy Bear.

October 24, 2019 03:00 PM Threat Alert

As Super Bowl LIII approaches, Radware’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) research team turns its attention to the crowds and the target-rich environments created by high profile sporting events.

January 29, 2019 02:00 PM Threat Alert

Radware researchers have been following multiple campaigns targeting the financial industry in Europe and the United States.

January 9, 2019 02:00 PM Attack Report