Microsoft says massive Azure outage was caused by DDoS attack

Microsoft confirmed today that a nine-hour outage on Tuesday that took down and disrupted multiple Microsoft 365 and Azure services worldwide was triggered by a distributed ...

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DDoS and more – What caused the latest Microsoft outage?

Microsoft said a DDoS attack was the initial cause of the disruption, but its own defences amplified the attack instead of mitigating it. Read more: DDoS and more – What ...

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Microsoft: DDoS defense error amplified attack on Azure, leading to outage

A DDoS attack that started on Tuesday has made a number of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 services temporarily inaccessible, the company has confirmed. Microsoft’s ...

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DDoS Attack Triggers New Microsoft Global Outage

A global outage of Microsoft services was triggered by a DDoS attack, with an error Microsoft’s DDoS protection measures amplifying the impact This article has been indexed ...

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DDoS Attack Triggers New Microsoft Global Outage

A global outage of Microsoft services was triggered by a DDoS attack, with an error Microsoft’s DDoS protection measures amplifying the impact

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DDoS Attack Leads to Microsoft Azure Global Outage

On July 30, 2024, Microsoft experienced a significant global outage affecting its Azure cloud services and Microsoft 365 products. The incident, which lasted nearly 10 hours, ...

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DDoS Attack on Microsoft Azure Cloud leads to another global IT Outage

Microsoft has issued a statement apologizing for a recent IT outage, which they attribute to a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) cyber attack on the infrastructure managed ...

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Microsoft need to be transparent about customer impacting DDoS attacks

Back in early June 2023, I tracked a botnet DDoS’ing Microsoft, causing serious network outages in Azure and Microsoft 365 for days. I toot’d about it at the time: At the ...

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DDoS Attacks Disrupt Major Russian Banks: Ukraine Claims Responsibility

  Several major Russian banks experienced distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, disrupting their online services and mobile apps. On Wednesday, local media ...

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The Role of DDoS Stress Testing in DDoS Protection

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have become increasingly sophisticated, posing significant threats to businesses worldwide. Protecting assets and ensuring ...

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The Role of DDoS Stress Testing in DDoS Protection

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have become increasingly sophisticated, posing significant threats to businesses worldwide. Protecting assets and ensuring ...

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DDoS: The tool of Hacktivism

How Hacktivists are using DDoS as a tool to create disruptions.

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Pro-Palestinian Actor Levels Six-Day DDoS Attack on UAE Bank

BlackMeta, known for targeting organizations in Israel, UAE, and the US, used a cybercrime service called InfraShutdown to target a UAE bank for $500-$625 a week. The attach ...

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Major Russian Banks Hit with DDoS Attacks as Ukraine Claims Responsibility

Several major Russian banks were hit by DDoS attacks that disrupted their mobile apps and websites. State-owned VTB and Russian Agricultural Bank confirmed the attacks, with ...

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DDoS Attack Lasted for 6 Days, Record created for the duration of the Cyberattack

A financial institution in the Middle East endured a record-breaking Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack for six days. The attack, orchestrated by the hacktivist group ...

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PHP Vulnerability Used For Malware And DDOS Attacks

The cybercrime landscape has recently seen multiple threat actors exploiting a known PHP vulnerability. As per recent media reports, the vulnerability is exploited to deliver ...

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Ukraine Hackers Hit Major Russian banks with DDoS attacks

Several prominent Russian bank clients experienced issues with their mobile apps and websites. According to Downdetector, complaints began to surge around 09:30 Moscow time. ...

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Pro-Palestinian Actor Levels 6-Day DDoS Attack on UAE Bank

DDoS cyberattack campaign averaged 4.5 million requests per second, putting the bank under attack 70% of the time.

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The world's biggest hub for DDoS attacks has been shut down

Digitalstress has been seized, and its administrator apparently arrested.

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Law Enforcement Disrupts DDoS-for-Hire Service DigitalStress

Authorities in the UK infiltrated and disrupted the DDoS-for-hire service DigitalStress, and one suspect was arrested. The post Law Enforcement Disrupts DDoS-for-Hire Service ...

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