Killnet Gloats About DDoS Attacks Downing Starlink, White House

Elon Musk-owned Starlink, WhiteHouse.gov, and the Prince of Wales were targeted by Killnet in apparent retaliation for its support of Ukraine.

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Hackers take down EU Parliament site in apparent DDoS attack

Pro-Russian attackers retaliate to EU Parliament's call for further isolation of their country.

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Russian DDoS Briefly Downs European Parliament Site

Parliament had declared Russia a state-sponsor of terrorism

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Pro-Russian hacktivists take down EU Parliament site in DDoS attack

The website of the European Parliament has been taken down following a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack claimed by a pro-Russia group of hacktivists calling themselves Anonymous Russia. [...]

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Azure will now protect SMBs from DDoS attacks

Microsoft has released a new SKU for Azure DDoS Protection, specifically tailored for the needs of SMBs.

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Updated RapperBot malware targets game servers in DDoS attacks

The Mirai-based botnet 'RapperBot' has re-emerged via a new campaign that infects IoT devices for DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks against game servers. [...]

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Botnets, Trojans, DDoS From Ukraine and Russia Have Increased Since Invasion

The news comes from a report by Top10VPN and is based on data by the Shadowserver Foundation

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Evasive KmsdBot Cryptominer/DDoS Bot Targets Gaming, Enterprises

KmsdBot takes advantage of SSH connections with weak login credentials to mine currency and deplete network resources, as it gains a foothold on enterprise systems.

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The FBI says Russian hacktivists are only seeing 'limited' success with DDoS attacks

These attacks have been more of a nuisance than an actual threat, the FBI claims.

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FBI: Hacktivist DDoS attacks had minor impact on critical orgs

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on Friday that distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks coordinated by hacktivist groups have little to no impact. [...]

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DDoS Cyberscore: US Treasury: 1, Killnet: 0

An official just revealed the US Department of Treasury was able to fend off a Killnet DDoS attack last month.

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CISA, FBI, MS-ISAC Publish Guidelines For Federal Agencies on DDoS Attacks

The guidance is for network defenders and leaders to understand and respond to DDoS attacks

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These Microsoft servers are helping fuel massive DDoS attacks

Thousands of servers all over the world abused to serve as data amplifiers, genering tons of DDoS traffic.

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FBI and CISA: Here's what you need to know about DDoS attacks

Agencies say guidance will help organisations to understand and respond to DDoS attacks.

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Fodcha DDoS botnet reaches 1Tbps in power, injects ransoms in packets

A new version of the Fodcha DDoS botnet has emerged, featuring ransom demands embedded in packets and new features to evade detection of its infrastructure. [...]

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Akamai Announces Next Generation DDoS Defense Platform

Upgrade boosts Akamai's dedicated mitigation capacity by 100% and enhances attack fighting capabilities for increasingly sophisticated DDoS threats.

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Microsoft is looking to keep your SMB safe from DDoS attacks

New DDoS protection tool designed for SMBs launches in public preview, in select regions

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Microsoft announces enterprise DDoS protection for SMBs

Microsoft announced today the availability of Azure DDoS IP Protection in public preview, a new and fully managed DDoS Protection pay-per-protected IP model offering tailored to small and midsize businesses (SMBs). [...]

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Pro-Russia Hackers DDoS Bulgarian Government

Killnet reportedly claims responsibility once again

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Minecraft server hit with record-breaking DDoS attack

A Mirai variant was used in an attack that exceeded 2.5 Tbps.

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