Telegram and WhatsApp suffer downtime in Russia due to DDoS

In recent years, when a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack targeted a business or federal entity in Western countries, Russia, China, and North Korea were often the ...
21 August 2024

Average DDoS attack costs $6,000 per minute

2023 saw a surge in the frequency and duration of DDoS attacks, and in the first half of 2024, it’s clear that surge has become the new normal, according to Zayo. DDoS attack ...
20 August 2024

MegaMedusa, Highly Scalable Web DDoS Attack Tool Used By Hacker Groups

RipperSec, a pro-Palestinian, pro-Muslim Malaysian hacktivist group, has rapidly grown since its Telegram inception in June 2023.  Leveraging a community of over 2,000 ...
20 August 2024

Multiple F5 Flaws Let Attackers Login With User Session & Cause DoS Attack

Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in BIG-IP, which are associated with Insufficient Session Fixation and Expired Pointer Dereference. These vulnerabilities have been ...
20 August 2024

Ukrainian Bank’s Service for Military Donations Targeted by ‘Massive’ DDoS Attack

The attack, lasting from Friday to Monday, reached 7.5 billion requests per second, according to Monobank CEO. Despite not impacting operations, the bank collaborated with ...
20 August 2024

DDoS Attack Volume Rises, Peak Power Reaches 1.7 Tbps

According to Gcore, the number of DDoS attacks in the first half of 2024 increased by 46% compared to the same period in 2023, reaching a total of 830,000 attacks. The peak ...
16 August 2024

Geopolitical Tensions Drive Explosion in DDoS Attacks

Radware found that Web DDoS attacks rose by 265% in H1 2024, driven by hacktivist groups amid rising geopolitical tensions This article has been indexed from ...
16 August 2024

Geopolitical Tensions Drive Explosion in DDoS Attacks

Radware found that Web DDoS attacks rose by 265% in H1 2024, driven by hacktivist groups amid rising geopolitical tensions
16 August 2024

Radware report reveals 265% rise in global web DDoS attacks

Radware's H1 2024 report shows a 265% surge in global web DDoS attacks, largely due to geopolitical tensions and increased exploitation of application infrastructure.
15 August 2024

Radware report reveals 265% rise in global web DDoS attacks

Radware's H1 2024 report shows a 265% surge in global web DDoS attacks, largely due to geopolitical tensions and increased exploitation of application infrastructure.
15 August 2024

It's not just X — DDoS attacks really are hitting more victims

It's not just X — DDoS attacks really are hitting more victims Distributed Denial of Service attacks are also growing more dangerous as victims report higher throughput.
15 August 2024

DDoS attack activity soars in first half of 2024

In the first half of 2024, web DDoS attacks surged globally 265 percent compared to the second half of 2023, according to the latest threat analysis report from Radware. ...
15 August 2024

DDoS attack volume rises, peak power reaches 1.7 Tbps

The total number of DDoS attacks during H1 2024 amounted to 830,000, an increase of 46% when compared to H1 2023, according to Gcore. Peak attack power rose from 1.6 terabits ...
14 August 2024

Gcore Radar Report Shows 46% Increase in Number of DDoS Attacks in First Half of 2024

Peak attack power hits record high as threats escalate  LUXEMBOURG, Aug. 14, 2024: Gcore, the global edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions provider, today ...
14 August 2024

DDoS Attacks Surge 46% in First Half of 2024, Gcore Report Reveals

Monitoring evolving DDoS trends is essential for anticipating threats and adapting defensive strategies. The comprehensive Gcore Radar Report for the first half of 2024 ...
14 August 2024

Elon Musk’s claim of DDoS attack greeted with skepticism: Cyber Security Today for Wednesday, August 14th, 2024

In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love delves into Elon Musk’s claim that a DDoS attack delayed his live interview with Donald Trump, the revelation of a ...
14 August 2024

Elon Musk claims live X chat with Trump was hit by a DDoS attack — but no-one believes him

Elon Musk claims live X chat with Trump was hit by a DDoS attack — but no-one believes him End-times Twitter is seemingly in such a state that it can’t handle a simple audio interview, and Musk's feeble excuses fall flat once again.
13 August 2024

Musk blames DDoS attack for Trump interview disruption on X

Musk blames DDoS attack for Trump interview disruption on X However, staff at the platform told news outlets that there is a high chance Musk was lying about the attack. Read more: Musk blames DDoS attack for Trump interview disruption ...
13 August 2024

Donald Trump interview with Elon Musk disrupted by DDoS Cyber Attack

An eagerly awaited interview between Twitter CEO Elon Musk and former President Donald Trump faced a brief interruption due to a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack ...
13 August 2024

Elon Musk Reports Massive DDoS Attack on X Amid Trump Interview

Elon Musk, who owns the social media platform X (which used to be called Twitter), said that the platform was hit by a massive Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack. This ...
12 August 2024