Hackers take down EU Parliament site in apparent DDoS attack

Pro-Russian attackers retaliate to EU Parliament's call for further isolation of their country.

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Russian DDoS Briefly Downs European Parliament Site

Parliament had declared Russia a state-sponsor of terrorism

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Pro-Russian hacktivists take down EU Parliament site in DDoS attack

The website of the European Parliament has been taken down following a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack claimed by a pro-Russia group of hacktivists calling themselves Anonymous Russia. [...]

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Azure will now protect SMBs from DDoS attacks

Microsoft has released a new SKU for Azure DDoS Protection, specifically tailored for the needs of SMBs.

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Updated RapperBot malware targets game servers in DDoS attacks

The Mirai-based botnet 'RapperBot' has re-emerged via a new campaign that infects IoT devices for DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks against game servers. [...]

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Botnets, Trojans, DDoS From Ukraine and Russia Have Increased Since Invasion

The news comes from a report by Top10VPN and is based on data by the Shadowserver Foundation

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Evasive KmsdBot Cryptominer/DDoS Bot Targets Gaming, Enterprises

KmsdBot takes advantage of SSH connections with weak login credentials to mine currency and deplete network resources, as it gains a foothold on enterprise systems.

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The FBI says Russian hacktivists are only seeing 'limited' success with DDoS attacks

These attacks have been more of a nuisance than an actual threat, the FBI claims.

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FBI: Hacktivist DDoS attacks had minor impact on critical orgs

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on Friday that distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks coordinated by hacktivist groups have little to no impact. [...]

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DDoS Cyberscore: US Treasury: 1, Killnet: 0

An official just revealed the US Department of Treasury was able to fend off a Killnet DDoS attack last month.

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CISA, FBI, MS-ISAC Publish Guidelines For Federal Agencies on DDoS Attacks

The guidance is for network defenders and leaders to understand and respond to DDoS attacks

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These Microsoft servers are helping fuel massive DDoS attacks

Thousands of servers all over the world abused to serve as data amplifiers, genering tons of DDoS traffic.

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FBI and CISA: Here's what you need to know about DDoS attacks

Agencies say guidance will help organisations to understand and respond to DDoS attacks.

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Fodcha DDoS botnet reaches 1Tbps in power, injects ransoms in packets

A new version of the Fodcha DDoS botnet has emerged, featuring ransom demands embedded in packets and new features to evade detection of its infrastructure. [...]

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Akamai Announces Next Generation DDoS Defense Platform

Upgrade boosts Akamai's dedicated mitigation capacity by 100% and enhances attack fighting capabilities for increasingly sophisticated DDoS threats.

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Microsoft is looking to keep your SMB safe from DDoS attacks

New DDoS protection tool designed for SMBs launches in public preview, in select regions

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Microsoft announces enterprise DDoS protection for SMBs

Microsoft announced today the availability of Azure DDoS IP Protection in public preview, a new and fully managed DDoS Protection pay-per-protected IP model offering tailored to small and midsize businesses (SMBs). [...]

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Pro-Russia Hackers DDoS Bulgarian Government

Killnet reportedly claims responsibility once again

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Minecraft server hit with record-breaking DDoS attack

A Mirai variant was used in an attack that exceeded 2.5 Tbps.

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Nexusguard Research Shows Total Number of DDoS Attacks Increased during First Half of 2022 While Maximum Attack Size Decreased Compared to Second Half of 2021

Nexusguard DDoS Statistical Report reveals key attack observations and analysis from the first half of 2022.

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