Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
News in brief: China tightens Great Firewall; student charged over DDoS attacks; health data posted online
Who was to blame for what looked like a DDoS attack on the AA? That would be … the AA
AA members not unreasonably complied when they received an email warning them to change their passwords … but the AA’s servers couldn’t cope
DHS, FBI Warn of North Korea ‘Hidden Cobra’ Strikes Against US Assets
DHS and the FBI warned that North Korean attackers are targeting U.S. businesses with malware- and botnet-related attacks that are part of concerted effort dubbed “Hidden Cobra.”
News in brief: laptop ban could be extended; DDoS hits news sites; Taiwan might block Google DNS
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
DDoS Attacks Can Cost Businesses Up to $2.5M Per Attack, Report Says
Neustar’s annual DDoS attack report says businesses can lose $2.5M on average detecting and mitigating DDoS attacks.
Discovery of 8,800 servers sends warning to Asian cybercriminals
Move shows the importance of international co-operation to take down cybercrime at its roots
Mirai and Hajime Locked Into IoT Botnet Battle
A white hat hacker is believed responsible for the Hajime IoT botnet because its main objective appears to be to secure IoT devices vulnerable to the notorious Mirai malware.
The Mirai DDoS botnet: Brian Krebs claims to know who wrote it
How do you trace the source of an attack that came from network devices located all around the globe? Krebs thinks he’s done it…
Protestors urged to try and swamp White House website
As the inauguration of Donald Trump gets under way in Washington DC, one activist is calling for a DIY DDoS-style attack – which may not be legal
Threatpost News Wrap, December 16, 2016
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week including Yahoo’s latest breach announcement, a DDoS-for-hire crackdown, hackers seeking help with Mirai, and some new Adobe patches.