Ruby on Rails bug is being exploited in the wild, researcher warns
Administrators of servers running Ruby on Rails are advised once again to upgrade to the latest versions of the framework (3.2.11, 3.1.10, 3.0.19, and 2.3.15), as a …
Barracuda updates web application firewall
Barracuda Networks announced Barracuda Web Application Firewall 7.8, specifically aimed at reducing the impact of automated attack attempts from botnets. Automated botnet …
FinFisher spy kit’s C&C servers are popping up around the world
Some two months ago, Reporters Without Borders have identified UK-based Gamma International as one of the “enemies of the Internet” due to their FinFisher spyware …
Reddit was downed by record DDoS attack, motive is unknown
In order to relieve the curiosity of the huge Reddit community, systems administrator Jason Harvey has shared some details about the DDoS attack that recently hit the popular …
WordPress sites targeted by mass brute-force attack
US-CERT has issued an alert regarding the ongoing massive brute-force attacks against WordPress sites, warning users and administrators to keep their installation always …
ZeroAccess Bitcoin botnet shows no signs of slowing
FortiGuard Labs observed that the Bitcoin mining botnet, ZeroAccess, was the number one threat last quarter. Their report also reveals new analysis of the South Korea …
Cutwail botnet now spreads Android malware
Successful malware peddlers are always thinking up new ways of delivering malware to unsuspecting users. In the past Android malware was mostly served on third-party online …
Flashback malware author unmasked?
An estimated 38,000 users is still infected with the Flashback Trojan, the first malware targeting Mac users that didn’t have to get their permission to be downloaded, …
Grum botnet makes a comeback
Last year’s takedown of the Grum botnet was one the most fascinating ones so far, as it triggered a quick response from the botherders who tried to derail law …
Researcher ropes poorly protected devices into botnet to map the Internet
A fascinating but technically illegal experiment conducted by an anonymous researcher has witnessed over 420,000 Internet-connected devices being roped into a botnet that …
Massive Chameleon botnet steals $6M per month from advertisers
Web traffic analytics firm spider.io has discovered a massive botnet that emulates human visitors in order to earn its master(s) over $6 million per month from online …
Old and new botnets behind spam resurgence
Even when they have other capabilities, botnets are primarily used to send out malicious messages, since that is the easiest – not to mention the least risky – way …
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