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

On Friday, May 12, 2017, a global ransomware campaign began targeting computers around the world with a ransomware variant called WannaCrypt malware (alternatively known as WCry, WannaCry or WanaCrypt0r), hitting dozens of organizations across the globe.

May 14, 2017 03:00 PM Threat Alert

With spring comes the blossom of DDoS for Ransom (RDoS) attacks. In 2016, ransom was the #1 motivation behind cyber-attacks; half of organizations were subject to this extortion threat (according to Radware’s 2016-2017 Global Application & Network Security Report).

May 2, 2017 03:00 PM Threat Alert

Hajime is a sophisticated, flexible and future-proof IoT botnet. It is capable of updating itself and provides the ability to extend its member bots with ‘richer’ functions, both efficiently and fast.

April 25, 2017 03:00 PM Threat Alert

A new version of the BrickerBot PDoS attack has been discovered and researched by Radware’s Emergency Response Team.

April 20, 2017 03:00 PM Threat Alert

As the 2017 French presidential election approaches, many are becoming worried about the possibility of cyber interference in the election process. There is concern that a cyber-attack or social manipulation like those recently seen in the 2016 United States presidential election will occur in the time leading up to the April 23rd election date.

April 20, 2017 03:00 PM Threat Alert

Called Permanent Denial-of-Service (PDoS), this form of cyber-attack is becoming increasingly popular in 2017 as more incidents involving this hardware-damaging assault occur.

April 4, 2017 03:00 PM Threat Alert

Since the publication of the Mirai botnet source code, there has been a race to enslave more and more IoT devices by hackers and bot-herders.

March 7, 2017 02:00 PM Threat Alert

Zyklon HTTP is a botnet that is currently being sold on the Darknet, HackForums and available on a number of member only communities. This botnet supports Tor for anonymization and comes loaded with a number of additional features. It allows its users to execute various types of DDoS attacks, data theft and fraud. It also features secure operation mechanisms to detect other malware and assure its availability.

February 15, 2017 02:00 PM Threat Alert