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Fifosys @Fifosys

Reported 2022-12-08 14:07:50

A cryptomining botnet that was also used for distributed denial-of-service attacks has been unintentionally taken down by Akamai researchers. @BleepinComputer has more info. #cybersecurity #cryptomining #botnet https://t.co/Xr0xGrWADQ

Akamai Technologies @Akamai

Reported 2022-12-08 13:45:22

Discover how a malformed command led @akamai_research to take down the botnet, KmsdBot. Read more on @DarkReading. https://t.co/H16fiA4t6V https://t.co/BIkc5dqw2Y

Carry Crash - Dead Bankers Société 🐼Σ @EBookberg

Reported 2022-12-08 11:33:37

@unusual_whales @elonmusk need make but one call if every employee were fired or let go today, right now. Musk: aight u got the ball F. Thomson Leighton: no problem mate now - twitter no longer has payroll / HR issues (supra) and can expense Akamai at top line (operational costs). done.

Arnaud Vanderroost @avdrst

Reported 2022-12-07 16:20:03

Cybersecurity researchers take down DDoS botnet by accident https://t.co/piscwoM2wG via @serghei via @BleepinComputer #crypto #cryptomining #botnet #ddos #denialofservice #cyberattack #akamai

Bryan Barquero @ds_bryan

Reported 2022-12-07 15:33:07

Mike Elissen breaks down how the popular game jam @ludumdare utilizes @Akamai solutions to help power and protect their users online. Watch here. #gaming #devops https://t.co/exRnq7IANi

Via News @ViaNewsAgency

Reported 2022-12-07 11:22:43

Akamai Technologies Stock Over 0% Down In The Last 21 Sessions https://t.co/CkGayqluyv (VIANEWS) - Shares of Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) fell by a staggering 0% in 21 sessions from $0 to $0.00 at 11:12 EST on Wedn... https://t.co/DHdLN2KJHN

hustle culture gynecologist @heyMAKWA

Reported 2022-12-06 20:02:43

@GhostCatLady 100 this. edward would hold him down and try to clean him, and akamai would put up with it for like five seconds then hold edward down and clean HIM, and edward would get all mad and start bunnykicking, and then they would wrestle and edward (smaller) would flee

Techosmo @techosmo

Reported 2022-12-06 19:09:21

This dangerous botnet might have been taken down by a simple typo - https://t.co/aRisYrl0SS A threat actor irretrievably destroyed its own botnet with nothing more than a typo.Cybersecurity firm Akamai spotted the blunder in KmsdBot, a cryptomining botnet that also had d... https://t.co/B56BVr2tgZ

Yaniv Zadok @Yanivzadok

Reported 2022-12-06 04:11:10

Slowloris is a type of denial-of-service attack that allows a single machine to take down another machine’s web server with minimal bandwidth. Learn more. @Akamai #DDoS #cybersecurity https://t.co/UcB6EEeTZt https://t.co/LSgNRgdCxB

Bryan Barquero @ds_bryan

Reported 2022-12-05 17:10:24

The OpenSSL team has adopted an interesting approach by informing security teams of the upcoming fix release. Here's what @Akamai knows. #cybersecurity https://t.co/YKbfVGYSy8 https://t.co/cvSMSLxMMA

Nat @Later_Slateur

Reported 2022-12-05 13:47:06

“They” are going to take down 3M, AbbieVie, Ambercrombie and Fitch, Aberdeen Standard Investments, Accenture, Adidas, Adobe, ADP, AMD, AECOM, AIG, Air Liquede, Air Products and Chemicals, Airbnb, Airbus, Airlines Reporting Corporation, Akamai Technologies, Aiken Gump S….. 1/673

Via News @ViaNewsAgency

Reported 2022-12-05 08:28:09

Akamai Technologies Already 5% Down, Almost Two Hours Before The NASDAQ Open https://t.co/6sANNj1JrY (VIANEWS) - The NASDAQ opens in less than two hours and Akamai Technologies's pre-market value is already 5% down.A... https://t.co/xT87D9exA5

Lucy @Angel_281974

Reported 2022-12-04 21:48:17

@AkamaizeO @HRHDukeThomas That wouldn't be issue, people would understand that. The finalists couldn't attend cos they had to reduce the carbon footprint but others in attendance were allowed if flying was unavoidable for checks & balances were recorded, so why couldn't this happen for the finalists?

Sophia Willems @SophiaWillems

Reported 2022-12-04 06:59:56

New month, new #developer update! In the November issue, read about an EdgeGrid PHP client update, several bits of #EdgeWorkers news, and more! Learn more. @Akamai @Linode https://t.co/IbqgVlpUye https://t.co/aow3xs0n5L

ShibaX_SpaceX @ShibaxSpacex

Reported 2022-12-04 06:07:59

Cybersecurity researchers take down DDoS botnet by accident. While ****yzing its capabilities, Akamai researchers have accidentally taken down a cryptomining botnet that was also used for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks https://t.co/StZGBDQW3h

✧ M'aya マヤ｜海外ナイト ✧ @rolanberrypie

Reported 2022-12-04 05:44:39

AO3 should look into anti-bot systems to stop content scraping. Bloomberg and Skyscanner use PerimiterX (now Human Security), Disney Parks uses Akamai. It's transparent for most users, who never see a challenge. Bots can get one or two pages per IP before getting a captcha.

Rae Young - Vasaya @RAEningQueenV

Reported 2022-12-04 02:36:32

@gcashofficial Same issue with the tweet I was replying to. Been trying to use Paypal cash-in since early morning and yet here we are, wala pa din.We didn't receive any advisory na mgkakamaintenance. Had we known,we would've prepared for it. Kindly give us an estimated time as to when mafix to.

Poke Syrena @poke_syrena

Reported 2022-12-04 01:56:41

@AyakaMain5000 The problem is many people upload AI art without saying it's AI art on purpose because they want people to think they're amazing artists.

Badhwar On Cyber @Cyber_Sec_Raj

Reported 2022-12-04 00:15:38

Akamai Researchers Inadvertently Crash Botnet https://t.co/1P1ZxFH7o5

spixnet gmbh @SpixnetG

Reported 2022-12-03 12:02:23

An ongoing ****ysis into an up-and-coming cryptocurrency mining botnet known as KmsdBot has led to it being accidentally taken down. KmsdBot, as christened by the Akamai Security Intelligence Response Team (SIRT), #cyber2security #cybersecurity https://t.co/WVLYuKAo3P

M157q News RSS @M157q_News_RSS

Reported 2022-12-03 00:32:08

Researchers 'Accidentally’ Crash KmsdBot Cryptocurrency Mining Botnet Network https://t.co/MKKDuh0YnP An ongoing ****ysis into an up-and-coming cryptocurrency mining botnet known as KmsdBot has led to it being accidentally taken down. KmsdBot, as christened by the Akamai Security

Elaine Albertson @ElaineAlbertso4

Reported 2022-12-02 13:10:08

@MojackMarine I couldn't track down the original post...but in reading the gentleman's posts, there's a certain lack of akamai (look it up) in his perceptions. If you're a Nazi, I'm Arnold Schwarzenegger. We're missing the point. Money is not inherently bad. How it's obtained and used can be.

IT World Canada @itworldca

Reported 2022-12-02 05:10:13

This episode reports on the Cuba and LockBit #ransomware, a fortunate error by Akamai and advice for safer online gaming from Canada's #privacy commissioner @PrivacyPrivee #cybersecurity #cybersecuritytoday https://t.co/7Loy8Q2kOs

Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi

Reported 2022-12-02 03:31:18

Also: -Threat actors scan for WP backup files -Archives almost top spreadsheets as preferred malspam method -Xiongmai devices getting exploited -Akamai accidentally takes down KmsdBot botnet -FBI: Cuba ransomware made $60 million -Schoolyard Bully malware targets FB credentials https://t.co/69wgteGAON

👻 spooky ipv6-only networking 👻 @noIPv6

Reported 2022-12-02 01:49:31

@OliFeeloo yea, #1 for years looks like #1 still per akamai, #2 per apnic, #7 per facebook & google (excluding some low-sample entries that are harder to pin down)

M157q News RSS @M157q_News_RSS

Reported 2022-12-02 01:47:11

Researchers 'Accidentally’ Crash KmsdBot Cryptocurrency Mining Botnet Network https://t.co/MKKDugJnwh An ongoing ****ysis into an up-and-coming cryptocurrency mining botnet known as KmsdBot has led to it being accidentally taken down. KmsdBot, as christened by the Akamai Security

tony anstatt 🦘🇪🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @treacl

Reported 2022-12-02 00:25:02

While ****yzing its capabilities, Akamai researchers removed an encrypted botnet that was also used in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. #Cybersecurity researchers take down #DDoS #botnet by accident https://t.co/HGGHUrUomt

Tanner McClurg @Frokage21

Reported 2022-12-01 23:33:08

@AyakaMain5000 @JoeMerrick The issue is now fixed

Kevin Riggle @kevinriggle

Reported 2022-12-01 23:19:29

@stockdiesel When I was at Akamai I really wanted to see if we could port OpenSSL to them. Get down that time-to-first-byte

「 x̩̥̩̥̩̥̩e̥̩̥̩r0 」 @fontvirus

Reported 2022-12-01 20:04:24

leave it to akamai to typo some skidz botnet to death 🤦

Anonymous Press @AnonymousPress

Reported 2022-12-01 19:42:23

Akamai researchers have accidentally taken down a #cryptomining #botnet that was also used for distributed denial-of-service (#DDoS) attacks. #KmsdBot https://t.co/rflN5hk9OG

Crypto news @Cryptocie_com

Reported 2022-12-01 15:15:14

Researchers 'Accidentally' Crash KmsdBot Cryptocurrency Mining Botnet Network https://t.co/aRNpgtBRSw An ongoing ****ysis into an up-and-coming cryptocurrency mining botnet known as KmsdBot has led to it being accidentally taken down. KmsdBot, as christened by the Akamai S... https://t.co/uAcCd2cGuE

Kronos🔥 @KronosKamui

Reported 2022-12-01 14:10:46

@AyakaMain5000 I can fix her

Deep Instinct @DeepInstinctSec

Reported 2022-12-01 12:59:52

Is there such a thing as a "happy mistake"? This seems to be the case for Akamai - where upon continued investigation the research team did on the #KmsdBot, a syntax error caused the bot to stop sending commands, effectively killing the #botnet @SCMagazine https://t.co/Z3SShBhK5D https://t.co/NTHy4YogdF

M157q News RSS @M157q_News_RSS

Reported 2022-12-01 12:17:23

Researchers 'Accidentally’ Crash KmsdBot Cryptocurrency Mining Botnet Network https://t.co/QhYU3j5uM2 An ongoing ****ysis into an up-and-coming cryptocurrency mining botnet known as KmsdBot has led to it being accidentally taken down. KmsdBot, as christened by the Akamai Security

Cybersecurity Help @Cybershelp

Reported 2022-12-01 11:21:59

Security researchers unintentially crash KmsdBot botnet #Akamai, #botnet, #KmsdBot https://t.co/ORyMb0LAv0 https://t.co/JOa8xRPvRh

Izak Oosthuizen @oosthuizen_izak

Reported 2022-12-01 10:00:07

DDoS BOTNET TAKEN DOWN BY #ACCIDENT While ****yzing its capabilities, Akamai #researchers have accidentally taken down a #cryptomining botnet that was also used for DDoS attacks. #CyberWeek #informationsecurity #InformationTechnology https://t.co/y7pV9bupJH

Toby Lerone @TLerone79

Reported 2022-12-01 06:06:14

Researchers 'Accidentally’ Crash KmsdBot Cryptocurrency Mining Botnet Network: An ongoing ****ysis into an up-and-coming cryptocurrency mining botnet known as KmsdBot has led to it being accidentally taken down. KmsdBot, as christened by the Akamai… https://t.co/rJHnXX2zrx https://t.co/zJA3XiAxKr

Doug Hansen @tazznd

Reported 2022-12-01 06:04:34

An ongoing ****ysis into an up-and-coming cryptocurrency mining botnet known as KmsdBot has led to it being accidentally taken down. KmsdBot, as christened by the Akamai Security Intelligence Response Team (SIRT), https://t.co/7z9qtPUb0A

Ivica Delic @Free_LanceTools

Reported 2022-12-01 06:01:45

Researchers 'Accidentally’ Crash KmsdBot Cryptocurrency Mining Botnet Network An ongoing ****ysis into an up-and-coming cryptocurrency mining botnet known as KmsdBot has led to it being accidentally taken down. KmsdBot, as christened by the Akamai Secur https://t.co/cMKOQL6u7f

M157q News RSS @M157q_News_RSS

Reported 2022-12-01 05:47:04

Researchers 'Accidentally’ Crash KmsdBot Cryptocurrency Mining Botnet Network https://t.co/MKKDugJVlP An ongoing ****ysis into an up-and-coming cryptocurrency mining botnet known as KmsdBot has led to it being accidentally taken down. KmsdBot, as christened by the Akamai Security

Shah Sheikh @shah_sheikh

Reported 2022-12-01 05:39:44

Researchers 'Accidentally’ Crash KmsdBot Cryptocurrency Mining Botnet Network: An ongoing ****ysis into an up-and-coming cryptocurrency mining botnet known as KmsdBot has led to it being accidentally taken down. KmsdBot, as christened by the Akamai… https://t.co/8uLgQ86gTo https://t.co/OZpr6GgYwE

CS Threat Intel @cipherstorm

Reported 2022-12-01 05:39:44

Researchers 'Accidentally’ Crash KmsdBot Cryptocurrency Mining Botnet Network: An ongoing ****ysis into an up-and-coming cryptocurrency mining botnet known as KmsdBot has led to it being accidentally taken down. KmsdBot, as christened by the Akamai… https://t.co/yYzp8SeRlI https://t.co/RG08PR4k2S

Shah Sheikh @shah_sheikh

Reported 2022-12-01 05:03:38

Researchers Accidentally Crash Cryptomining Botnet: Akamai reveals how a simple syntax error stopped it sending commands https://t.co/zs1KEPTrdK

Mgd Hermes @mgdhermes

Reported 2022-11-30 19:27:19

Cybersecurity researchers take down DDoS botnet by accident While ****yzing its capabilities, Akamai researchers have accidentally taken down a cryptomining botnet that was also used for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. [...] via BleepingComputer (author: Serg…

InfoSecDragon @infosecdragon

Reported 2022-11-30 17:58:12

RT @BleepingComputer@infosec.exchange While ****yzing its capabilities, Akamai researchers have accidentally taken down a cryptomining botnet that was also used for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. https://t.co/iVTwCKVgST https://t.co/Ji04c0834Z

LaneSystems Ltd @LaneSystems

Reported 2022-11-30 16:54:39

#Cybersecurity researchers take down #DDoS #botnet by accident https://t.co/XWkjPVnk1G #Akamai team unintentionally deactivates #KmsdBot #malware during testing on it. #InfoSec #cryptomining #cryptominer #SIRT

G & R Computers @GRComputers

Reported 2022-11-30 16:10:06

Cybersecurity researchers take down DDoS botnet by accident - While ****yzing its capabilities, Akamai researchers have accidentally taken down a cryptomining botnet that was also used for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. [...] - https://t.co/NdoObm1OKY

Over Security @OverSecurity

Reported 2022-11-30 15:20:14

Cybersecurity researchers take down DDoS botnet by accident While ****yzing its capabilities, Akamai researchers have accidentally taken down a cryptomining botnet that was also used for distributed denial-... 🔗️ https://t.co/GD7Y8r0HIu https://t.co/L32DD5sDnc

Java Wales @JavaWales

Reported 2022-11-30 15:19:17

Cybersecurity researchers take down DDoS botnet by accident While ****yzing its capabilities, Akamai researchers have accidentally taken down a cryptomining botnet that was also used for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. [...] https://t.co/UavtQVb5fo

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