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Posted on December 15, 2016

Law Enforcement Targets Users of DDoS-For-Hire Services

Law enforcement from more than a dozen countries last week carried out a series of operations designed to crack down on DDoS-for-hire services.

Posted on December 15, 2016

Mirai Giving DDoS-as-a-Service Industry a Boost

Activity on a number of Dark Web hacker forums indicates that while people are downloading the Mirai malware source code, they need help setting it up.

Posted on December 13, 2016

DDoS tool encourages users to compete against each other for points

‘Sledgehammer’ tool encourages hackers to launch DDoS attacks – but there’s a sting in the tail

Posted on December 10, 2016

Threatpost News Wrap, December 8, 2016

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including the latest Linux bug, Sony closing backdoors in cameras, and Google’s new open source fuzzer.

Posted on December 8, 2016

Hackers Gamify DDoS Attacks With Collaborative Platform

A hacking group is luring participants to use a DDoS platform where they can compete with peers to earn redeemable points exchangeable for hacking tools and click-fraud software.

Posted on November 30, 2016

New Mirai Variant Targets Routers, Knocks 900,000 Offline

Attackers are targeting DSL routers this week with what’s being called a potent new variant of the Mirai malware that knocked offline major Internet companies like Twitter and Spotify last month.

Posted on November 18, 2016

BlackNurse revisited: what you need to know

We’ve had a steady stream of questions about “BlackNurse”, so we thought we’d answer them all in one place. Here you are.

Posted on November 11, 2016

Virus-spreading smart bulbs? Researchers say it’s possible

And they used a drone to prove it!

Posted on November 7, 2016

Teen pleads guilty to creating DDoS tool used in 1.7 million attacks

Adam Mudd created the tool when he was only 15 and went on to make $385,000 from its sale and a DDoS-for-hire service.

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