DDoS News
Ukrainian government and banks once again hit by DDoS attacks
The sites of several Ukrainian government agencies (including the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Internal Affairs, the Security Service, and the Cabinet of Ministers), and of the two largest state-owned banks are again targeted by Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. [...]23 February 2022
Russia Was Behind DDoS Attacks Against Ukraine, US Officials Say
Plus: A crypto crime crackdown, Roblox ripoffs, and more of the week’s top security news.19 February 2022
White House pins Ukraine DDoS attacks on Russian GRU hackers
Today, the White House has linked the recent DDoS attacks that knocked down the sites of Ukrainian banks and defense agencies to Russia's Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (also known as GRU). [...]18 February 2022
Ukraine DDoS: 'Cyberattack' or Not?
The country was hit by a distributed denial-of-service attack earlier this week, but some say that doesn't rise to the level of "cyberattack." Here's why they're wrong.
18 February 2022
Ukrainian DDoS Attacks Should Put US on Notice–Researchers
On Tuesday, institutions central to Ukraine’s military and economy were hit with denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. Impact was limited, but the ramifications are not.
17 February 2022
Ukraine Defense and Bank Networks DDoS-ed
Russia suspected of intensifying cyber-attacks16 February 2022
Ukrainian military agencies, state-owned banks hit by DDoS attacks
The Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two of the country's state-owned banks, Privatbank (Ukraine's largest bank) and Oschadbank (the State Savings Bank), are being hammered by Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. [...]15 February 2022
Ukrainian military agencies, banks hit by DDoS attacks, defacements
The Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two of the country's state-owned banks, Privatbank (Ukraine's largest bank) and Oschadbank (the State Savings Bank), are being hammered by Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. [...]15 February 2022
Ukraine Ministry of Defense confirms DDoS attack; state banks loses connectivity
The websites of Ukraine's defense ministry as well as state banks Privatbank and Oschadbank were down on Tuesday due to an alleged DDoS attack.15 February 2022
DDoS Attacks on a Tear in Q4 2021
New data from Kaspersky shows distributed denial-of-service attacks increased by more than 50% in the fourth quarter of last year compared with the third quarter.11 February 2022
DDoS Attacks Hit All-time High
More DDoS attacks recorded in Q4 2021 than at any point in history, with US most targeted country10 February 2022
Microsoft: Here's how we stopped the biggest ever DDoS attack
Microsoft details how Azure helped mitigate a 3.47 terabytes per second distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.31 January 2022
A DDoS Attack Wiped Out Andorra's Internet
Plus: Securing US water systems, the FBI's NSO Group dealings, and more of the week's top security news.30 January 2022
Microsoft says it blocked the largest DDoS attack it's ever seen
DDoS attack had a throughput of 3.47 Tbps and a packet rate of 340 million packets per second28 January 2022
Microsoft mitigated a record 3.47 Tbps DDoS attack on Azure users
Microsoft says its Azure DDoS protection platform mitigated a massive 3.47 terabits per second (Tbps) distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack targeting an Azure customer from Asia in November. [...]27 January 2022
Nobel Foundation site hit by DDoS attack on award day
The Nobel Foundation and the Norwegian Nobel Institute have disclosed a cyber-attack that unfolded during the award ceremony on December 10, 2021. [...]26 January 2022
Link11 Sets New Standards in DDoS Protection as Test Winner
In a recent performance test, cybersecurity provider Link11 was benchmarked against leading international security vendors and emerged as the winner. The study by Frost & Sullivan emphasized the importance of precise detection and speed in mitigating DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks.25 January 2022
Kids won’t stop launching DDoS attacks against their schools
A new NCA campaign seeks to intervene before children find themselves on the wrong side of cyber laws.22 January 2022
Revamped Community-Based DDoS Defense Tool Improves Filtering
Team Cymru updates its Unwanted Traffic Removal Service (UTRS), adding more granular controls and greater ranges of both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
19 January 2022
NCA: Kids as Young as Nine Have Launched DDoS Attacks
Initiative aims to divert young people away from cybercrime18 January 2022