Akamai has identified a new phishing kit that is being installed on hacked WordPress sites and targets PayPal users. The malware tries to steal the personal information of the victims, and also asks to take a selfie with identity documents. Let me remind you that we also wrote that Iranian Spear-Phishing Operation Targets US And… Continue reading Cybersecurity Researchers Discovered a New Phishing Kit targeting PayPal Users
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Akamai Researchers Say DDoS Attacks Amplification for 4 Billion Times
This week, Akamai experts discovered a unique DDoS amplification vector that can achieve a 4.3 billion to one attack repelling or amplification ratio. The new attack vector is based on the abuse of unprotected Mitel MiCollab and MiVoice Business Express systems, which act as gateways between virtual PBXs and the Internet and have a dangerous… Continue reading Akamai Researchers Say DDoS Attacks Amplification for 4 Billion Times
Attackers using DCCP protocol for DDoS attacks
Akamai has noticed that attackers are using the little-known DCCP network protocol (Datagram Congestion Control Protocol) for DDoS attacks. This internet standard was approved in 2007 and helps monitoring network congestion for UDP-based communications. DCCP is especially effective for applications where data arriving at the wrong time becomes useless. For example, streaming, online gaming, and… Continue reading Attackers using DCCP protocol for DDoS attacks
Hackers create scam e-commerce sites over hacked WordPress sites
Akamai specialist Larry Cashdollar discovered a hacker group that uses hacked WordPress sites in an interesting way. First, hackers run fraudulent online stores over WordPress sites. Second, they poison XML maps to influence search results. Attackers use brute force attacks to gain access to the site administrator account, next they overwrite the main index file… Continue reading Hackers create scam e-commerce sites over hacked WordPress sites