The first is a Python script named Memcacrashed.py that scans Shodan for IPs of vulnerable Memcached servers and allows a user to launch a DDoS attack against a desired target within seconds of ...

Security researchers have identified a new cyber-threat targeting publicly exposed instances of the Docker Engine API. In this campaign, attackers exploit misconfigurations to deploy a malicious ...

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.

Much like a canary in a coal mine, the rise of AI-enhanced DDoS attacks signals a shift toward more adaptive and complex cyber threats.

A Russian script kiddie using little more than publicly available malware tools and exploits targeting weak credentials and configurations has assembled a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS ...

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

Flashpoint researchers blamed Oct. 21 IoT-based DDoS attack on script kiddies from hackforums, claiming a 'well-known video game company' was the target. A post on hackforums claims the target was ...

LONDON, U.K — 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 ...

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 ...

The massive DDoS attack that disrupted the internet address-lookup service Dyn last week was perhaps pulled off by a script kiddie targeting PlayStation Network and using Mirai malware to assemble ...