Tag: DDoS Attacks
U.K’s Crypto Exchange EXMO Halted Operations After DDoS Attack
The high net-worth of cryptocurrencies attracts both investors and cybercriminals. As a result, numerous hacks and heists have been reported on cryptocurrency exchanges. EXMO,...
Web Application Attacks Increases 8x in H1 2020
A cybersecurity report from cloud security provider CDNetworks revealed that distributed denial-of-service (DDoS), web application, and botnet attacks have surged exponentially in H1 2020...
CSPs Need to Adopt Smarter Ways to Combat Evolving DDoS Attacks
Donny Chong is the Product Director at Nexusguard. He is responsible for designing the company's solutions for the enterprise. His broad ten-year tenure includes...
4.83 Mn DDoS Attacks Reported Globally in H1 2020
Organizations globally encountered over 4.83 million distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in the first half of 2020. According to a research from Netsount, cybercriminals attacked...
Online Education at Risk! DDoS Attacks on E-Learning Platforms Increase by...
With organizations across the world continuing their operations remotely, opportunistic cybercriminals are taking advantage of this situation by targeting online e-learning platforms. Hackers have...
New Zealand Stock Exchange Halted Operations Due to DDoS Attacks
The New Zealand stock exchange NZX Ltd. went offline for three days in a row due to a blow of successive cyberattacks. In a...
Cybercriminals Exploit Home Routers for Botnets: Research
Cybersecurity solutions provider Trend Micro warned users about a new wave of attacks targeting home routers. In its research report “Worm War: The Botnet...
Lucifer Malware Exploits Windows Vulnerabilities to Launch DDoS Attacks
Security experts from Palo Alto Networks discovered a new malware dubbed “Lucifer” targeting Windows systems with cryptojacking and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The researchers...
4 in 10 Organizations Struggle with SOC Staff Shortages: Report
A recent survey from the security management provider Exabeam revealed that 82% of security operations centers (SOCs) are confident to detect potential cyberthreats. According...
DDoS Attacks Rose 180% in 2019 Compared to 2018
Neustar, a global information and technology provider company, revealed that it found 168% increase in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in Q4 2019, compared with...
