A dozen malicious Python packages were uploaded to the PyPi repository this weekend in a typosquatting attack that performs DDoS attacks on a Counter-Strike 1.6 server.

In this campaign, attackers exploit misconfigurations to deploy a malicious Docker container with Python malware compiled as an ELF executable. The malicious tool, functioning as a Distributed Denial ...

Thanks, script kiddies: 100Gbps DDoS attacks now commonplace You need nothing more than a grudge and an Internet connection to launch attacks on a massive scale.

Internet criminals are sidestepping the need to launch DDoS attack from large networks of malware-compromised bot PCs by using simpler server 'booter shells', mitigation firm Prolexic .

A massive distributed denial of service attack that brought down leading sites across the world on Friday is being attributed to script kiddies, or people who use existing scripts or programs, who ...

Researchers at Flashpoint said Friday’s DDoS attack against DNS provider Dyn was likely the work of script kiddies and not advanced attackers.

Business risk intelligence firm FlashPoint has put out a preliminary analysis of last week's massive denial of service attack against Dyn DNS, and its conclusion is it was likely the work of ...

Security company Flashpoint said the social and technical indicators of Friday's distributed denial of service attack – which took down more than 1,200 websites – reveal that it was likely ...