Record-Breaking DDoS Attack Reaches 1.7 Tbps In a striking demonstration of escalating cyber threats, a staggering 1.7 Tbps distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack has recently been recorded, setting a new benchmark just four days after a previous record of 1.35 Tbps attacked GitHub. The incident underscores the urgent need for heightened…
Recently, two proofs-of-concept (PoC) for exploit codes targeting Memcached amplification attacks have emerged online, enabling even those with minimal technical expertise to carry out significant DDoS attacks through UDP reflection methods. The first tool, developed in C, utilizes a pre-compiled list of nearly 17,000 potentially vulnerable Memcached servers publicly accessible…
Recent Surge in Memcached-Based DDoS Attacks Targets Major Online Services A new report indicates a dramatic rise in cyber attacks leveraging Memcached reflections, sparking concern across the cybersecurity community. In just ten days, nearly 15,000 attacks have targeted 7,131 unique online entities, marking one of the largest spikes in DDoS…
Exploitation of Notepad++ Vulnerabilities Raises Concerns Recent disclosures have highlighted significant vulnerabilities associated with Notepad++, the widely used text editor. Beaumont has elucidated that if an attacker can intercept and manipulate traffic directed to the Notepad++ download, they can redirect it to any location by altering the URL in the…
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Maintainers of the Gentoo Linux distribution have confirmed the details surrounding a recent cyber incident that led to unauthorized access of its GitHub account. Last week, attackers gained control over the Gentoo organization, altering repository content and locking out legitimate developers from the platform. The attack temporarily rendered the development…
GitHub, a prominent code repository platform, has issued a warning regarding security breaches affecting user accounts through credential stuffing attacks. These attacks leverage previously compromised email addresses and passwords sourced from various recent data breaches across different platforms. This incident marks GitHub as the latest victim in a series of…
Recent investigations by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) have revealed that North Korean hackers are persistently targeting the cybersecurity community through the exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability in an unspecified software application. This campaign has gained momentum over the past several weeks, highlighting sophisticated tactics employed to infiltrate the systems…
New Vulnerability Exposes Thousands of GitHub Repositories to Repojacking Attacks A recently disclosed vulnerability in GitHub has raised concerns about the security of thousands of repositories, putting them at risk for repojacking attacks. According to findings from Checkmarx security researcher Elad Rapoport, this flaw allows attackers to exploit a race…
