New DoS Attack Uses Web Servers as Zombies
Researchers say they have discovered a botnet that uses compromised webservers to launch DoS attacks (instead of regular old PCs). The attackers are using a simple user interface to specify who they want to attack, what port and for how long. A few clicks later the DoS attack begins.
Researchers say they have discovered a botnet that uses compromised webservers to launch DoS attacks (instead of regular old PCs). The attackers are using a simple user interface to specify who they want to attack, what port and for how long. A few clicks later the DoS attack begins.
Security firm Imperva said on Wednesday it uncovered a botnet of about 300 Web servers after one of its "honeypot" servers was used in an attack and based on a search of attack code via Google. Web servers were commonly used in such attacks a decade ago but had been replaced by the more ubiquitous Windows-based PCs, said Amachai Shulman, chief technology officer at Imperva.
