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Massive Surge in DDoS Attacks Reported in First Quarter of 2023

CyberSecurity Insiders

The report stems from a detailed analysis of attacks targeting StormWall’s clientele, which spans various sectors such as finance, e-commerce, telecommunications, entertainment, transportation, education, and logistics. Telecommunications continued to be a popular target, enduring 16% of attacks and a 47% YoY increase.

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APT attacks: Exploring Advanced Persistent Threats and their evasive techniques

Malwarebytes

Establish Persistence (Tactic ID: TA0003) APT groups use techniques like multiple backdoors, rootkits, and even firmware or hardware-based attacks to maintain access to a network even after detection and remediation efforts. According to the cyber threat group list compiled by MITRE ATT&CK , we're aware of over 100 APT groups worldwide.

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DDoS attacks in Q4 2020

SecureList

After the attacks came to light, the manufacturer promptly released a firmware update for configuring verification of incoming requests. Cybercriminals used the names of well-known APT groups to intimidate victims, demanded ransoms in cryptocurrency, and carried out demonstration attacks to back up their threats. Statistics.

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