Hacker News
- Phantom Squad Starts Christmas DDoS Attacks by Taking Down EA Servers http://news.softpedia.com/news/phantom-squad-starts-christmas-ddos-attacks-by-taking-down-ea-servers-498078.shtml 3 comments
- Exchange Servers under Attack, Patch NOW https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/lwcnkn/exchange_servers_under_attack_patch_now/ 843 comments sysadmin
- Intel: ARM Servers To Renew Their Attack http://seekingalpha.com/article/3983132-intel-arm-servers-renew-attack 22 comments sysadmin
- AGbot DDoS Attacks Internet VNC Servers http://blog.fortinet.com/post/agbot-ddos-attacks-internet-vnc-servers 4 comments netsec
- ARM attacks Atom with 2GHz A9; can servers be far behind? http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2009/09/arm-attacks-atom-with-2ghz-a9-can-servers-be-far-behind.ars 4 comments technology
- There’s a vexing mystery surrounding the 0-day attacks on Exchange servers https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/03/security-unicorn-exchange-server-0-days-were-exploited-by-6-apts/ 4 comments technology
- Protect your server against bruteforce SSH attacks with Fail2ban (Ubuntu) https://shakycode.com/protect-your-server-against-bruteforce-ssh-attacks-with-fail2ban-dd9140cd1e48#.njxzaf2gh 6 comments linux
- Fairware Ransomware Attacks Linux Servers http://sensorstechforum.com/fairware-ransomware-attacks-linux-servers/ 9 comments linux
- Fishing for Hackers: Analysis of a Linux Server Attack https://sysdig.com/blog/fishing-for-hackers/ 18 comments netsec
- Fishing for Hackers: Analysis of a Linux Server Attack http://draios.com/fishing-for-hackers/ 7 comments linux
- Fishing for Hackers: Analysis of a Linux Server Attack http://draios.com/fishing-for-hackers/ 6 comments sysadmin
- Fishing for Hackers: Analysis of a Linux Server Attack http://draios.com/fishing-for-hackers/ 24 comments netsec
- CERT: Linux servers under 'Phalanx' attack http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/27/ssh_key_attacks_warning/ 12 comments linux
- A Look At April's Mass SQL Server Injection Attack http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/c/programming/archives/a-look-at-aprils-mass-sql-server-injection-attack-for-aspnet-sql-server-sql-server-environments-25388 4 comments programming
- DDOS exploit that allows attackers to turn your server into a part of a botnet. https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=26045 26 comments factorio
- Lizard Squad take down the Xbox Live Gaming servers through DDoS Attack http://www.techworm.org/2014/12/lizard-squad-take-down-the-xbox-live-gaming-servers.html 14 comments technology
- How to automatically block IPs that do a dictionary attack on your SSH server http://blog.robin.smidsrod.no/2011/10/07/autoblock-sshd-dictionary-attacks 19 comments linuxadmin
- City of Atlanta confirms 'ransomware cyber attack' on network servers https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/fbi-looking-into-citywide-computer-issues-in-atlanta/720045695 19 comments politics
- A New Botnet Hits Servers With 150 Gbps DDoS Attacks http://gizmodo.com/a-new-botnet-hits-servers-with-150-gbps-ddos-attacks-1733743786 15 comments technology
- Namecheap.com under DDoS attack. Some hosting servers down. Why you don't use the same company as your registrar and host http://status.namecheap.com 13 comments web_design
- Researchers identify command servers behind Google attack http://arstechnica.com/security/news/2010/01/researchers-identify-command-servers-behind-google-attack.ars 3 comments technology
- Microsoft: Massive site attacks not our fault ; No bugs in IIS or SQL Server http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewarticlebasic&taxonomyname=development&articleid=9080678&taxonomyid=11&intsrc=kc_top 19 comments netsec
- Clinton Tech Says Hillary’s Private Email System Was ‘Attacked’ Forcing Server Shutdown http://lawnewz.com/high-profile/clinton-tech-says-private-email-server-was-attacked-forcing-shutdown/ 17 comments politics
- DROWN Attack predicted to effect 33% of all HTTPS servers, attackers gain any communication between users and the server https://www.drownattack.com/ 46 comments programming
- Server admins, update OpenSSL ASAP if you haven't already: Heartbleed - attack allows for stealing server memory over TLS/SSL (x-post from /r/netsec) http://heartbleed.com/ 39 comments webdev
- Minecraft Servers are down from a DDoS attack. Responsibility has been claimed by players demanding more updates. http://kotaku.com/5669766/minecraft-under-siege-by-angry-addicts-demanding-more-updates 4 comments reddit.com
- U.S. Accuses Russian Military Hackers of Attack on Email Servers: The unusually public complaint showed that American spy agencies are becoming more aggressive in calling out Moscow’s interference as the presidential election approaches. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/28/us/politics/nsa-russian-hack.html 7 comments worldnews
- New PHP Flaw Could Let Attackers Hack Sites Running On Nginx Servers https://thehackernews.com/2019/10/nginx-php-fpm-hacking.html 22 comments linux
- Alex Jones Offers $1M Reward After Alleged ‘Malware’ Attack That He Says Planted Child Porn on His Servers https://www.thedailybeast.com/alex-jones-offers-dollar1m-reward-after-alleged-malware-attack-that-he-says-planted-child-porn-on-his-servers?via=twitter_page 36 comments politics
- Somebody Tried to Hide a Backdoor in a Popular JavaScript npm Package - was found in "getcookies," a relatively newly created package. According to the npm team, the backdoor "allowed for an attacker to input arbitrary code into a running server and execute it." https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/somebody-tried-to-hide-a-backdoor-in-a-popular-javascript-npm-package/ 161 comments javascript
- Beyond XSS: Edge Side Include Injection. Abusing Caching Servers into SSRF and Client-Side Attacks http://gosecure.net/2018/04/03/beyond-xss-edge-side-include-injection/ 6 comments netsec
- Democratic presidential candidate Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders declined to attack rival Hillary Clinton over the use of her private email server on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” but did warn the issue could hand her Republican opponents leverage. http://www.mycentraloregon.com/2016/01/31/bernie-sanders-says-hillary-clinton-getting-slapped-by-email-controversy/ 6 comments politics
- Turkish Internet servers are suffering a powerful cyber attack, slowing banking services and fanning fears that it could be a politically motivated attack from abroad http://www.france24.com/en/20151225-turkish-internet-servers-reeling-under-huge-cyber-attack 48 comments worldnews
- Massive DDoS attack against core internet servers that took place recently was from a smartphone botnet on a popular app. The threat still exists and consequences could be catastrophic - "This is as serious as it gets" http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/john-mcafee-massive-ddos-attack-internet-was-smartphone-botnet-popular-app-1532993 204 comments worldnews
- Attacking Tor: how the NSA targets users' online anonymity. Secret servers and a privileged position on the internet's backbone used to identify users and attack target computers. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/04/tor-attacks-nsa-users-online-anonymity 15 comments privacy
- Spark's (a New Zealand ISP - previously Telecom) DNS server floored by a DDoS attack, cutting internet for 600,000 people http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/10468128/spark-broadband-outages-nationwide 17 comments technology
- Attack hitting Apache sites goes mainstream, hacks nginx, Lighttpd, too -- "A couple years ago malware against the Linux operating system was really in the age of its proof of concept....Now serious operators are making serious money by victimizing these web servers." http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/05/attack-hitting-apache-sites-goes-mainstream-hacks-nginx-lighttpd-too/ 17 comments linux
- New cybervirus found in Japan / Stuxnet designed to attack off-line servers via USB memory sticks http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/t101004003493.htm 14 comments technology
- Sony States To Congress That Anonymous Behind Service Attacks That Led To Shutdown, Stolen Information - Anonymous Leaves Behind Calling Card On Servers http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_21/b4229035889849.htm 3 comments reddit.com
- Savannah, a major GNU server, is currently down following a SQL injection/password brute-force attack http://savannah.gnu.org/ 34 comments programming