The size and scale of DDoS attacks are rapidly increasing thanks to free tools which eradicate the need for technical knowledge, researchers say. According to Arbor Networks, over the first six months ...

Last week's distributed denial of service attack in the US against domain name services provider Dynamic Network Services is more likely to have been the work of "script kiddies", and not state actors ...

[The Dong-a Ilbo] "Users advised to avoid visiting untrustworthy websites" Security firm AhnLab (formerly AhnLab, Inc.) announced on the 26th that the cyberattacks on the websites of South Korean ...

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 . ‘Booter shells ...

Prolexic Technologies today released a threat advisory on the use of booter shell scripts, which "allow hackers to readily launch DDoS attacks without the need for vast networks of infected zombie ...

Researchers at Flashpoint pointed a finger of blame at “script kiddies” for the huge IoT-based DDoS attack that made parts of the internet inaccessible last Friday. In fact, the primary target may ...

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

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 a ...