This is a weekly threat intelligence update for the week ending July 5th, 2024. The top three ransomware players for the past week and the past couple of weeks are discussed, along with a new botnet named Zergeca that is made for denial of service attacks. Denial of service attacks are becoming more frequent and sophisticated, and are being used to target the financial sector and healthcare facilities associated with military support. The Olympics, World Cup, and political gatherings like NATO and G2 summit may also be targeted. Defenses against these attacks are discussed.
This week we looked at:
DDoS threat report for 2024 Q1 (cloudflare.com)
New Threat: A Deep Dive Into the #Zergeca Botnet (qianxin.com)
New Golang-Based Zergeca Botnet Capable of Powerful DDoS Attacks (thehackernews.com)
2024 is the year of the hacktivist. Here’s what that means for the world. | Thomas Murray
Global Revival of Hacktivism Requires Increased Vigilance from Defenders | Google Cloud Blog
Understanding and Responding to Distributed Denial-Of-Service Attacks | CISA
Office of Public Affairs | U.S. Charges Russian National with Developing and Operating LockBit Ransomware | United States Department of Justice
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