DDoS News

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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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Russian DDoS attack project pays contributors for more firepower

A pro-Russian group created a crowdsourced project called 'DDOSIA' that pays volunteers launching distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks against western entities. [...]

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Cloudflare mitigated record DDoS attack against Minecraft server

Wynncraft, one of the largest Minecraft servers, was recently hit by a 2.5 Tbps distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. [...]

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DDoS is fast becoming a potent weapon for cybercriminals

Telecoms, entertainment, and fintech industries were the worst hit, due to Covid-19 and the Russian invasion.

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US airports are being hit by DDoS attacks from Russia

Some websites are still offline, but flights are unaffected.

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Pro-Russian Group KillNet Claims Responsibility for 14 US Airport DDoS Attacks

The websites of several major US airports were disrupted on October 10, 2022

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US airports' sites taken down in DDoS attacks by pro-Russian hackers

The pro-Russian hacktivist group 'KillNet' is claiming large-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against the websites of several major airports in the U.S., making them unaccessible. [...]

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US airports taken down in DDoS attacks by pro-Russian hackers

The pro-Russian hacktivist group 'KillNet' has carried out large-scale DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks against several U.S. airports' websites, taking many of them offline. [...]