Overview of DDoS Attacks in 2019 According to the observation of NSFOCUS Security Labs, DDoS botnets in 2019, though with some changes, continued with the same patterns in attack targets, families, and operating platforms overall. Among the track data of NSFOCUS Security Labs in 2019, there were more than 1.1 million instructions given by DDoS […]

Overview On July 21, 2020, local time, Adobe released security updates to fix high-risk code execution vulnerabilities in its various products, including Adobe Bridge, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Prelude, and Adobe Reader Mobile. For details about the security bulletins and advisories, visit the following link:

Finding 1: In 2019, over 30 types of IoT vulnerability exploits were captured, most of which targeted remote command execution vulnerabilities. Though hundreds of to thousands of IoT vulnerabilities are unveiled each year, only a few can exert an extensive impact. Attackers were keen on targeting devices (routers and video surveillance devices) exposed in large […]

Overview On July 14, 2020 local time, Microsoft addressed a wormable Windows DNS server vulnerability dubbed SigRed (CVE-2020-1350) in its latest monthly patch updates. Once exploited by attackers, the vulnerability could spread between vulnerable computers without user interaction, thereby probably infecting the network of the whole organization. It is reported that the vulnerability has existed […]

Spear Phishing and Malicious Documents In the past few years, including malicious attachments in emails has become one of the most common methods that APT groups and various cybercriminal groups use to launch spear phishing attacks. Compared with previous years, 2019 saw more spear phishing attacks with a bigger impact, which was linked with the […]

According to ZDNet’s reports, FBI released a warning last week that some new network protocols were used by criminals to launch large-scale DDoS attacks. Three protocols and one Web applications were found as DDoS attack vectors, including CoAP, WS-DD, ARMS and Web-based Jenkins.

Overview On July 15, 2020, Beijing time, Oracle released a Critical Patch Update (CPU) for July 2020 that fixes 443 vulnerabilities of different risk levels. The WebLogic Server Core component is prone to four severe vulnerabilities with a CVSS base score of 9.8, which are assigned CVE-2020-14625, CVE-2020-14644, CVE-2020-14645, and CVE-2020-14687 respectively. These vulnerabilities are […]

Malware Threats from Mobile Platforms Nowadays, smartphones are ubiquitous. Android, as a widely used mobile operating system, is vulnerable to an increasing large number of malware families owing to its openness and privilege issues. Such malware can even be spread via legal channels, including Google Store.

Overview On July 15, 2020 local time, Cisco released security advisories to address vulnerabilities across multiple products, including five Critical vulnerabilities with a CVSS base score of 9.8 (CVE-2020-3330, CVE-2020-3323, CVE-2020-3144, CVE-2020-3331, and CVE-2020-3140). Reference link:

In the reconnaissance phase, a bad actor can determine which targets to attack through batch scanning. Such scanning is often focused on user names and passwords for access to and vulnerabilities in devices. Besides, an attacker may try to compromise targets by delivering malicious baits to their email addresses collected previously.