DDoS News
Microsoft warns of new Minecraft DDoS malware infecting Windows, Linux
A new cross-platform malware botnet named 'MCCrash' is infecting Windows, Linux, and IoT devices to conduct distributed denial of service attacks on Minecraft servers. [...]16 December 2022
DDoS Attack Platforms Shut Down in Global Law Enforcement Operation
Sweeping operation took down around 50 popular DDoS platforms, just one of which was used in 30M attacks, Europol says.
15 December 2022
How Gcore uses regular expressions to block DDoS attacks
In DDoS Protection, Gcore uses the bundle of XDP and regular expressions (regex). This article will explain why Gcore started using this solution (regex in XDP) and how they bound them via a third-party engine and API development. [...]15 December 2022
US DoJ takes down 48 websites running huge "booster" DDoS network
Multinational effort to curb the DDoS-as a service market sees the FBI taking charge in seizures across two states.15 December 2022
Prosecutors charge six, seizes 48 domains over DDoS-for-hire services
The Department of Justice has filed criminal charges against six people for allegedly renting out sites that were used to block targets' access to the internet.15 December 2022
Feds Hit DDoS-for-Hire Services with 48 Domain Seizures
Six also charged in connection with booter services15 December 2022
FBI seized domains linked to 48 DDoS-for-hire service platforms
The US Department of Justice has seized 48 Internet domains and charged six suspects for their involvement in running 'Booter' or 'Stresser' platforms that allow anyone to easily conduct distributed denial of service attacks. [...]14 December 2022
Six Charged in Mass Takedown of DDoS-for-Hire Sites
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today seized four-dozen domains that sold “booter” or “stresser” services — businesses that make it easy and cheap for even non-technical users to launch powerful Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks designed knock targets offline. The DOJ also charged six U.S. men with computer crimes related to their alleged ownership of the popular DDoS-for-hire services.14 December 2022
Russia's VTB Bank Suffers its Biggest Ever DDoS
Ukraine suspected of attack on state-owned lender07 December 2022
Massive DDoS attack takes Russia’s second-largest bank VTB offline
Russia's second-largest financial institution VTB Bank says it is facing the worse cyberattack in its history after its website and mobile apps were taken offline due to an ongoing DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack. [...]06 December 2022
Massive DDoS attack takes down Russia’s second-largest bank VTB
Russia's second-largest financial institution VTB Bank says it is facing the worse cyberattack in its history after its website and mobile apps were taken offline due to an ongoing DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack. [...]06 December 2022
Concern Over DDoS Attacks Falls Despite Rise in Incidents
Almost a third of respondents in Fastly's Fight Fire with Fire survey view data breaches and data loss as the biggest cybersecurity threat.
02 December 2022
Cybersecurity researchers take down DDoS botnet by accident
While analyzing its capabilities, Akamai researchers have accidentally taken down a cryptomining botnet that was also used for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. [...]30 November 2022
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.
29 November 2022
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.24 November 2022
Russian DDoS Briefly Downs European Parliament Site
Parliament had declared Russia a state-sponsor of terrorism24 November 2022
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. [...]23 November 2022
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.22 November 2022
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. [...]16 November 2022
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 Foundation16 November 2022