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News alert: Gcore Radar reveals 56% rise in DDoS attacks – gaming industry targeted the most

The Last Watchdog

11, 2025, CyberNewswire — Gcore , the global edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions provider, today announced the findings of its Q3-Q4 2024 Radar report into DDoS attack trends. DDoS attacks have reached unprecedented scale and disruption in 2024, and businesses need to act fast to protect themselves from this evolving threat.

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35 Million Devices Vulnerable: Matrix DDoS Campaign Highlights Growing IoT Threat

Penetration Testing

Aqua Nautilus researchers have uncovered a major Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) campaign led by a threat actor operating under the name Matrix.

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Owners of DDoS-for-Hire Service vDOS Get 6 Months Community Service

Krebs on Security

The co-owners of vDOS , a now-defunct service that for four years helped paying customers launch more than two million distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that knocked countless Internet users and websites offline, each have been sentenced to six months of community service by an Israeli court. vDOS as it existed on Sept.

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Operation PowerOFF: Europol Cracks Down on Global DDoS-for-Hire Platforms

Penetration Testing

Law enforcement worldwide has delivered a significant blow to cybercriminals with Operation PowerOFF, an international effort led by Europol to dismantle Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS)-for-hire platforms.

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DDoS attacks rise as pro-Russia groups attack Finland, Israel

Tech Republic Security

Two Russia-associated groups hit Israel and Finland with DDoS attacks, this week. Cybersecurity experts say the actions represent a marked increase in exploits and a harbinger of cyberattacks to come. The post DDoS attacks rise as pro-Russia groups attack Finland, Israel appeared first on TechRepublic.

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New HTTPBot Botnet Launches 200+ Precision DDoS Attacks on Gaming and Tech Sectors

The Hacker News

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new botnet malware called HTTPBot that has been used to primarily single out the gaming industry, as well as technology companies and educational institutions in China.

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Early 2025 DDoS Attacks Signal a Dangerous Trend in Cybersecurity

Security Boulevard

As we enter 2025, the threat landscape continues to evolve, with Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks growing in both scale and sophistication. So far this year, weve already seen several major DDoS attacks over 5 million Requests Per Second (RPS), signaling a concerning trend for organizations worldwide.

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