In October 2013, Cisco TRAC discussed Network Time Protocol (NTP) as a possible vector for amplified distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Litnet CERT has since revealed that their NTP servers ...
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 has warned.
SANS Internet Storm Center reports attacks against SMTP servers using Shellshock exploits to create a DDoS botnet. The persistence of the Shellshock vulnerability remains high more than a month after ...