DDoS News
Cloudflare says it blocked a new record strength DDoS attack
DDoS attacks are getting nastier and more sophisticated, but Cloudflare says it is here to help.14 February 2023
Cloudflare blocks record-breaking 71 million RPS DDoS attack
This weekend, Cloudflare blocked what it describes as the largest volumetric distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack to date. [...]13 February 2023
Tor networks hit by wave of DDoS attacks
Attacks on Tor networks have been ongoing for seven months now, making the service unavailable from time to time.12 February 2023
Tor and I2P networks hit by wave of ongoing DDoS attacks
If you've been experiencing Tor network connectivity and performance issues lately, you're not the only one since many others have had issues with onion sites loading slower or not loading at all. [...]08 February 2023
New DDoS-as-a-Service platform used in recent attacks on hospitals
A new DDoS-as-a-Service (DDoSaaS) platform named 'Passion' was seen used in recent attacks by pro-Russian hacktivists against medical institutions in the United States and Europe. [...]01 February 2023
DDoS attacks against financial firms and banks sees huge rise
Attacks significantly up in Europe, where almost half of all DDoS incidents targeted financial institutions.01 February 2023
Killnet Attackers DDoS US and Dutch Hospitals
Retaliatory Russian attacks latest response to geopolitical moves31 January 2023
German Government, Airports, Banks Hit With Killnet DDoS Attacks
After Berlin pledged tanks for Ukraine, some German websites were knocked offline temporarily by Killnet DDoS attacks.
26 January 2023
Russian firms are being bombarded with DDoS attacks
Rostelcom complains some 600 companies suffered DDoS attacks in 2022, as the conflict with Ukraine escalated.24 January 2023
Record-Breaking Year for DDoS Attacks Targeting Russia
ISP Rostelecom says longest attack lasted three months24 January 2023
Russia’s largest ISP says 2022 broke all DDoS attack records
Russia's largest internet service provider Rostelecom says 2022 was a record year for Distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) targeting organizations in the country. [...]23 January 2023
Big Prizes, Cash on Offer for Joining 'DDosia' Anti-Ukraine Cyberattack Project
Russia's NoName057(16) group offers incentives and prizes via Telegram channel for "heroes" to mount attacks against targets within Ukraine and pro-Ukrainian countries.
12 January 2023
Multiple Danish Banks Disrupted By DDoS Cyber-Attack
The attack also affected IT financial industry solutions developer Bankdata11 January 2023
Serbia Slammed With DDoS Attacks
The Serbian government reports that it staved off five attacks aimed at crippling Serbian infrastructure.
09 January 2023
This new Linux malware floods machines with cryptominers and DDoS bots
Linux machines targeted with XMRig malware and being turned into DDoS bots.06 January 2023
New SHC-compiled Linux malware installs cryptominers, DDoS bots
A new Linux malware downloader created using SHC (Shell Script Compiler) has been spotted in the wild, infecting systems with Monero cryptocurrency miners and DDoS IRC bots. [...]04 January 2023
War and Geopolitical Conflict: The New Battleground for DDoS Attacks
The effectiveness of attacks largely depends on organizations' distributed denial-of-service defenses.
30 December 2022
Zerobot Adds Brute Force, DDoS to Its IoT Attack Arsenal
Threat actors continue to evolve the malicious botnet, which has also added a list of new vulnerabilities it can use to target devices.
22 December 2022
How AI/ML Can Thwart DDoS Attacks
When properly designed and trained, artificial intelligence and machine learning can help improve the accuracy of DDoS detection and mitigation.
20 December 2022
Microsoft uncovers DDoS campaign targeting Minecraft servers
A simple technique is capable of bringing down “half the world’s” Minecraft servers, Microsoft says.16 December 2022