DDoS

Second arrest in response to DDoS attack on Spamhaus

The Spamhaus Project again offers congratulations and thanks to the law enforcement community in the matter of the massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack perpetrated against our systems in March 2013 by a Russian-based anti-Spamhaus group...

ICANN SSAC on DDoS, DNS and BCP 38

ICANN's Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) document Advisory on DDoS Attacks Leveraging DNS Infrastructure, published this week, provides a much-needed touchstone for the Internet in its current state. DDoS attacks, such as the one directed at Spamhaus last spring, continue to grow in size. Their magnitude poses a threat...

An arrest in response to March DDoS attacks on Spamhaus

The Spamhaus Project offers congratulations and its sincere thanks to the Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM, the Dutch National High Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) of the Dutch Police Services Agency (KLPD), the Spanish National Police (Catalonia branch in collaboration with the Central UDEF), and any and all other entities involved...

Answers about recent DDoS attack on Spamhaus

At this time The Spamhaus Project is getting more press enquiries than we can personally respond to. Below is a list with the most frequently asked questions, along with our answers. If you are in need of any additional information please do not hesitate to contact us but we cannot...

SNMP DDoS Vector - Secure Your Network NOW!

Spamhaus has observed a newer type of distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS) which has only recently become popular among cybercriminals. In just the past month, several attacks using this method have been investigated by private security firms and law enforcement agencies. During December 2011, Spamhaus sustained an SNMP DDoS...

Dutch ISP Attempts False Police Report

If The Netherlands has penalties for filing false reports and wasting police time, Dutch ISP 'A2B Internet' will be looking at a hefty fine. The owner of the small Dutch transit ISP claimed on Tuesday 11 Oct to have filed a report with local police in the Dutch region of...

Spammers Release Virus to Attack Spamhaus.org

A new virus released by spammers on Saturday 1st November is infecting computers worldwide, and this time the purpose of the virus is to attack www.Spamhaus.org. The W32.Mimail.E virus is the latest in a string of viruses, each one released by spammers for the purpose of creating a vast worldwide...