How AI/ML Can Thwart DDoS Attacks

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

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

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 services
15 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 lender
07 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

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

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 terrorism
24 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