Russian Hacktivists Disrupt Dutch Institutions with DDoS Attacks

  Several Dutch public and private organizations have experienced significant service outages this week following a wave of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks ...
09 May 2025

This Week in Security: Encrypted Messaging, NSO’s Judgement, and AI CVE DDoS

This Week in Security: Encrypted Messaging, NSO’s Judgement, and AI CVE DDoS Cryptographic messaging has been in the news a lot recently. Like the formal audit of WhatsApp (the actual PDF). And the results are good. There are some minor potential ...
09 May 2025

DDoS-Attacken auf deutsche Städte

Hacker haben die Webseiten von mehreren deutschen Städten mit DDoS-Attacken lahmgelegt.Wirestock Creators – shutterstock.com Am 25. April ...
09 May 2025

Europol Dismantles DDoS-for-Hire Network and Arrests Four Administrators

Significant blow to cybercriminal infrastructure, Europol has coordinated an international operation resulting in the arrest of four individuals in Poland who allegedly ...
09 May 2025

Cisco IOS Software SISF Vulnerability Could Enable Attackers to Launch DoS Attacks

Cisco has released security updates addressing a critical vulnerability in the Switch Integrated Security Features (SISF) of multiple software platforms that could allow ...
08 May 2025

Operation PowerOFF Takes Down 9 DDoS-for-Hire Domains

Operation PowerOFF Takes Down 9 DDoS-for-Hire Domains Four different countries, including the United States and Germany, were included in the latest international operation alongside Europol's support.
08 May 2025

DDoS-for-hire operation taken down in major police sting

DDoS-for-hire operation taken down in major police sting Police in Poland, The Netherlands, Germany, and the US take down DDoS-for-hire services and arrested alleged admins.
08 May 2025

Polish authorities arrested 4 people behind DDoS-for-hire platforms

Polish police arrested 4 people behind DDoS-for-hire platforms used in global attacks, offering takedowns for as little as €10 via six stresser services. Polish authorities ...
08 May 2025

Europol shuts down DDoS-for-hire services, CrowdStrike lays off 500 workers, GOV.UK embraces passkeys

Europol shuts down six DDoS-for-hire services used in global attacks CrowdStrike says it will lay off 500 workers Passkeys set to protect GOV.UK accounts against cyber-attacks ...
08 May 2025

It’s a Mad, Mad World for DDoS; BGP Continues to Confound Security Teams

As the world roils in turmoil on numerous fronts, bad actors are seizing the moment by stepping up DDoS activity.  The post It’s a Mad, Mad World for DDoS; BGP Continues to ...
08 May 2025

It’s a Mad, Mad World for DDoS; BGP Continues to Confound Security Teams 

As the world roils in turmoil on numerous fronts, bad actors are seizing the moment by stepping up DDoS activity.  The post It’s a Mad, Mad World for DDoS; BGP Continues ...
08 May 2025

Early 2025 DDoS Attacks Signal a Dangerous Trend in Cybersecurity

As we enter 2025, the threat landscape continues to evolve, with Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks growing in both scale and sophistication. So far this year, ...
07 May 2025

Early 2025 DDoS Attacks Signal a Dangerous Trend in Cybersecurity

As we enter 2025, the threat landscape continues to evolve, with Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks growing in both scale and sophistication. So far this year, ...
07 May 2025

Europol Take Down DDoS-for-Hire Empire & Arrested 4 Admins

Europol Take Down DDoS-for-Hire Empire & Arrested 4 Admins In a major blow to the cybercriminal ecosystem, Polish authorities have arrested four individuals who allegedly operated a network of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) ...
07 May 2025

DDoS-for-Hire Network Dismantled in International Operation

A prolific DDoS-for-hire network has been dismantled by Polish authorities as part of a coordinated international crackdown
07 May 2025

Europol Shuts Down Six DDoS-for-Hire Services Used in Global Attacks

Europol has announced the takedown of distributed denial of service (DDoS)-for-hire services that were used to launch thousands of cyber-attacks across the world. In connection ...
07 May 2025

Europol, Poland Bust Major DDoS-for-Hire Operation, Arrest 4

Polish authorities arrest 4 behind major DDoS-for-hire sites used in global attacks. Europol, US, Germany, and Dutch forces… This article has been indexed from Hackread ...
07 May 2025

Police takes down six DDoS-for-hire services, arrests admins

​Polish authorities have detained four suspects linked to six DDoS-for-hire platforms, believed to have facilitated thousands of attacks targeting schools, government ...
07 May 2025

Beyond DDoS: The New Breed Of Layer 7 Attacks And How SMEs Can Outmaneuver Them

When most people think of DDoS attacks, they envision tsunami-like floods of traffic overwhelming servers. That’s the classic Layer 3/4 strategy brute force attacks meant to ...
06 May 2025

Beyond DDoS: The New Breed Of Layer 7 Attacks And How SMEs Can Outmaneuver Them 

Beyond DDoS: The New Breed Of Layer 7 Attacks And How SMEs Can Outmaneuver Them  When most people think of DDoS attacks, they envision tsunami-like floods of traffic overwhelming servers. That’s the classic Layer 3/4 strategy brute force attacks meant to ...
06 May 2025