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OpenAI’s ChatGPT Crawler Can Be Used to Trigger DDoS Attack on Websites, Researcher Claims
OpenAI’s ChatGPT application programming interface (API) has a vulnerability that can be exploited to initiate a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on websites, claimed a cybersecurity researcher. As per the claims, the issue results in sending thousands of network requests to a website using the ChatGPT crawler. The researcher claimed t...
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Weeks After "Blue Screen Of Death", Cyberattack Causes New Microsoft Outage
The tech giant said it was a DDoS attack that floods a service with traffic in order to bring them to a standstill.
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Cyberattacks Being Fuelled by Ukraine War, Geopolitics, EU Cybersecurity Agency Says
Cybersecurity incidents have increased due to geopolitics such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while the attacks have been more damaging and widespread, according to a report by EU cybersecurity agency ENISA. Zero-day exploits in which hackers exploit software vulnerabilities before developers have a chance to fix the flaws, as well as artificial ...
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Russian Hacker Group Killnet's Distributed Denial of Service Cyberattack Thwarted by US Treasury
The US Treasury in October thwarted a cyberattack perpetrated by Killnet, a pro-Russian hacking group. The incident occurred a couple of days before similar attacks from Killnet on U.S. financial services firms. Meanwhile, the IP addresses used for the distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack were quickly shared with financial services firms, in...
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Major US Airport Websites Disrupted By Suspected Russian Cyberattacks
The websites for a number of major US airports were briefly taken offline Monday after a cyberattack promoted by a pro-Russian hacking group.
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Kiwi Farms' Services Terminated by DDoS-Guard Over Hate Forum’s Violation of Acceptable Use Policy
DDoS-Guard revealed on Monday that it terminated its protection services for Kiwi Farms. This hate forum has gained notoriety for organising hate campaigns against trans activists and feminists. It was previously blocked by Cloudflare on Sunday.
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Taiwan Website Attacks Likely Caused by Chinese 'Hacktivists', Researchers Say
Taiwanese government websites, including the website of Taiwan's presidential office, was targeted by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on Tuesday, ahead of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's arrival in Tapei. According to researchers, these attacks were likely launched by Chinese "hacktivists".
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Lithuania Faces Cyberattack, Russia's Killnet Claims Hack of Sites in Retaliation for Transit Ban
Lithuanian state and private institutions were hit by a denial-of-service cyberattack on Monday. Russian hacker group Killnet claimed responsibility for the distributed denial of service (DDoS) cyberattack, saying it was in response to Vilnius's decision to block the transit of goods sanctioned by the European Union to the Russian exclave of Kalini...
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Cloudflare Manages to Block Massive DDoS Attack on Unnamed Crypto Platform
Cloudflare this month halted a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on a cryptocurrency platform that not only was unusual in its size, but also, because it was launched over HTTPS.
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Ukraine Crisis: Satellite Modems Nexus of Worst Cyberattack
A malicious software command that immediately crippled tens of thousands of modems across Europe anchored the cyberattack on a satellite network used by Ukraine’s government and military just as Russia invaded, the satellite owner disclosed.
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Russian Company Websites Hit by Increased Hacking in March, Says Cyber Firm
Efforts to disrupt the operations of company websites in Russia have jumped in March, a cybersecurity firm said, with the number of distributed denials of service (DDoS) attacks already exceeding those for the whole of February.
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EU to Send Activate Cyber Response Team to Help Ukraine Deal With Cyber Threats
A team of cyber experts from six European Union nations will help Ukraine deal with cyber threats from Russia, Lithuania's deputy defence minister said on Tuesday.
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Russia Behind DDoS Cyberattacks That Took Down Ukraine Banks: US, UK
The US and UK have said that Russia was behind the DDoS cyberattacks that took down the websites of Ukraine’s top banks.
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PUBG Mobile Hit by DDoS Attack; Developer Working to Resolve Issue
PUBG Mobile team has shared through its social media accounts that it is encountering several waves of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. This is causing some players to be disconnected from their game. Acknowledging the issue, the team shared that it is working on resolving the issue as soon as possible.
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DDoS Attacks Rose by a Third in Q3 2019: Kaspersky
53 percent of the quarter's DDoS attacks were carried out in September, said Kaspersky.
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT Crawler Can Be Used to Trigger DDoS Attack on Websites, Researcher Claims
OpenAI’s ChatGPT application programming interface (API) has a vulnerability that can be exploited to initiate a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on websites, claimed a cybersecurity researcher. As per the claims, the issue results in sending thousands of network requests to a website using the ChatGPT crawler. The researcher claimed t...
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Weeks After "Blue Screen Of Death", Cyberattack Causes New Microsoft Outage
The tech giant said it was a DDoS attack that floods a service with traffic in order to bring them to a standstill.
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Cyberattacks Being Fuelled by Ukraine War, Geopolitics, EU Cybersecurity Agency Says
Cybersecurity incidents have increased due to geopolitics such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while the attacks have been more damaging and widespread, according to a report by EU cybersecurity agency ENISA. Zero-day exploits in which hackers exploit software vulnerabilities before developers have a chance to fix the flaws, as well as artificial ...
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Russian Hacker Group Killnet's Distributed Denial of Service Cyberattack Thwarted by US Treasury
The US Treasury in October thwarted a cyberattack perpetrated by Killnet, a pro-Russian hacking group. The incident occurred a couple of days before similar attacks from Killnet on U.S. financial services firms. Meanwhile, the IP addresses used for the distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack were quickly shared with financial services firms, in...
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Major US Airport Websites Disrupted By Suspected Russian Cyberattacks
The websites for a number of major US airports were briefly taken offline Monday after a cyberattack promoted by a pro-Russian hacking group.
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Kiwi Farms' Services Terminated by DDoS-Guard Over Hate Forum’s Violation of Acceptable Use Policy
DDoS-Guard revealed on Monday that it terminated its protection services for Kiwi Farms. This hate forum has gained notoriety for organising hate campaigns against trans activists and feminists. It was previously blocked by Cloudflare on Sunday.
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Taiwan Website Attacks Likely Caused by Chinese 'Hacktivists', Researchers Say
Taiwanese government websites, including the website of Taiwan's presidential office, was targeted by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on Tuesday, ahead of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's arrival in Tapei. According to researchers, these attacks were likely launched by Chinese "hacktivists".
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Lithuania Faces Cyberattack, Russia's Killnet Claims Hack of Sites in Retaliation for Transit Ban
Lithuanian state and private institutions were hit by a denial-of-service cyberattack on Monday. Russian hacker group Killnet claimed responsibility for the distributed denial of service (DDoS) cyberattack, saying it was in response to Vilnius's decision to block the transit of goods sanctioned by the European Union to the Russian exclave of Kalini...
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Cloudflare Manages to Block Massive DDoS Attack on Unnamed Crypto Platform
Cloudflare this month halted a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on a cryptocurrency platform that not only was unusual in its size, but also, because it was launched over HTTPS.
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Ukraine Crisis: Satellite Modems Nexus of Worst Cyberattack
A malicious software command that immediately crippled tens of thousands of modems across Europe anchored the cyberattack on a satellite network used by Ukraine’s government and military just as Russia invaded, the satellite owner disclosed.
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Russian Company Websites Hit by Increased Hacking in March, Says Cyber Firm
Efforts to disrupt the operations of company websites in Russia have jumped in March, a cybersecurity firm said, with the number of distributed denials of service (DDoS) attacks already exceeding those for the whole of February.
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EU to Send Activate Cyber Response Team to Help Ukraine Deal With Cyber Threats
A team of cyber experts from six European Union nations will help Ukraine deal with cyber threats from Russia, Lithuania's deputy defence minister said on Tuesday.
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Russia Behind DDoS Cyberattacks That Took Down Ukraine Banks: US, UK
The US and UK have said that Russia was behind the DDoS cyberattacks that took down the websites of Ukraine’s top banks.
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PUBG Mobile Hit by DDoS Attack; Developer Working to Resolve Issue
PUBG Mobile team has shared through its social media accounts that it is encountering several waves of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. This is causing some players to be disconnected from their game. Acknowledging the issue, the team shared that it is working on resolving the issue as soon as possible.
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DDoS Attacks Rose by a Third in Q3 2019: Kaspersky
53 percent of the quarter's DDoS attacks were carried out in September, said Kaspersky.
