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11/22/2024 12:35:49 am

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Hacking Group Rewards Hackers for Participating in DDoS Attacks

A cyberattack group based in Turkey is offering interested hackers to join a dedicated distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) platform and earn points which can then be exchanged for certain hacking tools. The platform is called Surface Defense and it asks hackers to target political websites using a DDoS tool called Balyoz which literally translates to Sledgehammer.

A general view of a CCTV camera in Camden on April 15, 2014 in London, England.

China's Xiongmai to Recall 10,000 Webcams in Aftermath of DDoS Attack

Chinese manufacturer Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology Co. will recall up to 10,000 webcams following last week's cyberattack that denied access to some of the biggest websites in the world, the company told Reuters on Tuesday.

Weapons galore

Hackers Almost Cripple the Internet by Weaponizing IoT Devices as Botnets

The severity and length of the attacks led some security experts to finger Russia.

JD

Hackers Attack JD.com Hundreds of Thousands of Times Every Day

Hackers are launching hundreds of thousands of attacks on JD.com (JD), China's largest online direct sales company, on a daily basis, according to the company's chief executive officer.

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