Two PoC exploits code for Memcached amplification attacks have been released online. PoC code exploits are written in Python and C programming and uses a pre-compiled list of vulnerable memcached servers. The attack could allow attackers to obtain an amplification factor of 51,200. The fear for this new kind of attack represents a good opportunity for cyber criminals, crooks already started to blackmail companies asking for a ransom demand in Monero cryptocurrency to avoid being attacked via Memcaches.”]
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