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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The WikiLeaks weird fest continues, with Mastercard getting hammered some more this past weekend and a Java script-based DDoS being planned and launched through i-frame based images. Before I go any ...

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 ...

Business risk intelligence firm Flashpoint has put out a preliminary analysis of last week’s massive denial of service attack against Dyn DNS, and its conclusion is it was likely the work of amateur ...

Security company Flashpoint said in a blog post Tuesday that the social and technical indicators of Friday's distributed denial of service attack – which took down more than 1,200 websites – reveal ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the broad intersection of data and society. DDOS attacks have become a favored and cheap method of silencing ...