Russian state-owned Sberbank hit by 1 million RPS DDoS attack

Russian financial organization Sberbank states in a press release that two weeks ago it faced the most powerful distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in recent history. [...]

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DDoS attack revealed as cause of online service outage at public healthcare institutions

The attack brought down internet connectivity for several organization in Singapore.

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DDoS attacks are getting bigger and more powerful, and that's a really bad thing

Since HTTP/2 Rapid Reset was found, DDoS attacks have been getting bigger and more powerful.

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Cloudflare sees surge in hyper-volumetric HTTP DDoS attacks

The number of hyper-volumetric HTTP DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks recorded in the third quarter of 2023 surpasses every precedent, indicating that the field has entered a new chapter. [...]

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This Week in Security: Curl Reveal, Rapid Reset DDoS, and Libcue

Curl gave us all a big warning that a severe security problem had been found in that code-base. Given the staggering number of Curl installs around the world, we held …read more

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Mirai DDoS could be back, as it adds 13 more router brands to its arsenal

A Mirai variant was seen targeting multiple router brands with malware, as its botnet expands, once again.

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Google says it blocked the largest DDoS attack ever detected

It's more than seven times larger than the previous DDoS record-holder, peaking at almost 400 million rps.

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Tech Giants Reveal Record-Breaking “Rapid Reset” DDoS Bug

Zero-day has been exploited to launch largest attacks ever seen

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Google Cloud, AWS, and Cloudflare report largest DDoS attacks ever

The attack on Google Cloud was 7½ times larger than any previously recorded DDoS attack. Here's what else you need to know.

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Mirai DDoS malware variant expands targets with 13 router exploits

A Mirai-based DDoS (distributed denial of service) malware botnet tracked as IZ1H9 has added thirteen new payloads to target Linux-based routers and routers from D-Link, Zyxel, TP-Link, TOTOLINK, and others. [...]

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Internet-Wide Zero-Day Bug Fuels Largest-Ever DDoS Event

Ongoing Rapid Reset DDoS flood attacks exposed organizations need to patch CVE-2023-44487 immediately to head off crippling outages and business disruption.

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New 'HTTP/2 Rapid Reset' zero-day attack breaks DDoS records

A new DDoS (distributed denial of service) technique named 'HTTP/2 Rapid Reset' has been actively exploited as a zero-day since August, breaking all previous records in magnitude. [...]

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KillNet Claims DDoS Attack Against Royal Family Website

The royal takedown was a brief but effective PR stunt for Russia's most notorious hacktivist group.

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Royal Family Website Downed by DDoS Attack

Russian Killnet group suspected

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Cloudflare DDoS protections ironically bypassed using Cloudflare

Cloudflare's Firewall and DDoS prevention can be bypassed through a specific attack process that leverages logic flaws in cross-tenant security controls. [...]

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Almost 8 million DDoS attacks launched in first half of 2023

Cybercriminals have launched approximately 7.9 million DDoS attacks in the first half of 2023, representing a 31 percent year-on-year increase. A new report from NETSCOUT shows global events like the Russia-Ukraine war and recent NATO bids have driven recent DDoS attack growth. It doesn't really seem to matter which side you're on either. Finland was targeted by pro-Russian hacktivists in 2022 during its bid to join NATO, but Turkey and Hungary were also targeted with DDoS attacks for opposing Finland's bid. The report also sees a trend towards DDoS attacks against wireless telecommunications providers that incurred a 79 percent increase… [Continue Reading]

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Over 700 Dark Web Ads Offer DDoS Attacks Via IoT in 2023

Kaspersky said these services range from $20 per day to $10,000 a month

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'Anonymous Sudan' Sets Its Sights on Telegram in DDoS Attack

Telegram has not stated why it has suspended the group's primary account, but it is likely due to its use of bots.

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Mirai botnet infects Android TV boxes to run DDoS attacks

New variant of the Android Pandora backdoor targets Spanish-speaking Android TV users.

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Mirai variant infects low-cost Android TV boxes for DDoS attacks

A new Mirai malware botnet variant has been spotted infecting inexpensive Android TV set-top boxes used by millions for media streaming. [...]

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