This week’s DDoS attack against GitHub is a harbinger of attacks to come that will use the highly effective memcached amplification technique, say experts.

Researchers say Necurs malware has been updated with a module that adds SOCKS/HTTP proxy and DDOS capabilities to this malware.

In addition to encrypting files, a new strain of ransomware, FireCrypt, also attempts to carry out a weak DDoS attack.

A botnet comprised entirely of internet-enabled closed circuit TV devices used a barrage of HTTP requests to knock a small jewelry store offline for days. Researchers who came across the botnet recently said they weren’t surprised that IoT devices were being used to carry out a distributed denial of service attack but were caught off...