Q1 events We have selected the events from the first quarter of 2016 that, in our view, illustrate the main trends in the field of DDoS attacks and the tools used to perform them. A record-breaking reflection DDoS attack DDoS attacks using amplification/reflection techniques are still popular and allow cybercriminals to break their peak power […]

Stealing information and then holding it for ransom is a trendy cyber-attack that has arrived to the hotel sector.  PandaLabs, Panda Security’s anti-malware laboratory, is launching a study called  “The Hotel Hijackers“; a document that reviews the increasing tendency of cyber-attacks directed towards large hotel chains. Research showed us that 2015 was the year for these type of attacks […]

This year’s DBIR release from Verizon exposes valuable and well organized data on global incidents this past year. Our contributions on targeted attack activity and other areas to a report like this one over the past several years is important to help to improve cyber-security awareness and education both in the security industry and the general public. […]

BeEF Wrapped Up and Delivered in 2016 In late February 2016, a University website in Iran stood out for thoroughly vetting its current and potential students and staff. The University’s web site served repackaged content from the Browser Exploitation Framework (BeEF) with embedded JavaScript content maintaining the potential to hook visitors’ web browsers, identify visited websites […]

CAPTCHA: humans vs. computers On some websites, you may have noticed that you are prevented from continuing your visit or purchase until you solve a puzzle of obscure letters or pictures. After staring at a few squiggly lines, deciphering the words, and typing the correct word in a blank space, you may finally continue. This […]

Cash machines have been part of our lives since 1967 when a London branch of Barclays Bank unveiled the first ATM. Millions of people around the world now use ATMs every day to withdraw cash, pay in to their account or make a variety of payments. When using ATMs people give little or no thought […]

  Beware of infected storage devices: USB flash drives, Floppy disks, CD-ROMs Classic tricks never go out of style. A favorite trick in the cyber-crime world is done by infecting USB flash drives (or whatever method of storage that is used at the time… remember floppy disks and CD-ROMs?) to cast a malicious program onto […]

Major football tournaments such as the World Cup and the European Championship, traditionally attract a lot of spammer activity. Euro 2016 will be held this summer in France, and it’s not only the fans and players who are getting ready but also Internet fraudsters. The latter have started sending out fake notifications about lottery wins […]