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Operation PowerOFF took down 27 DDoS platforms across 15 countries

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Operation PowerOFF took down 27 DDoS stresser services globally, disrupting illegal platforms used for launching cyberattacks. “Law enforcement agencies worldwide have disrupted a holiday tradition for cybercriminals: launching Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks to take websites offline. .

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Polish authorities arrested 4 people behind DDoS-for-hire platforms

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Polish police arrested 4 people behind DDoS-for-hire platforms used in global attacks, offering takedowns for as little as 10 via six stresser services. “ Stresser/booter services are online platforms that offer Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks as a paid service. .“ Europol, the U.S.,

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Cloudflare blocked a record-breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack

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terabit-per-second (Tbps) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. Terabit per second (Tbps) DDoS attack, which is the largest attack ever reported. The previous largest DDoS attack blocked by Cloudflare occurred in October 2024 and peaked at 3.8 Cloudflare announced that it has blocked a record-breaking 5.6

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Pro-Russia hackers NoName057 targets Italy again after Zelensky’s visit to the country

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Over the weekend, Italy faced new waves of DDoS attacks carried out by pro-Russia group NoName057(16). ” On Saturday, January 11, the attacks targeted Italian ministries and government institutions, while on Sunday a new wave of DDoS attacks hit Italian banks and private businesses.

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Pro-Russia group NoName targeted the websites of Italian airports

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Pro-Russia group NoName057 targets Italian sites, including Malpensa and Linate airports, in a new DDoS campaign amid rising geopolitical tensions. The pro-Russia group NoName57 continues its campaign of DDoS attacks against Italian infrastructure. At the time of this writing, the websites are still facing problems.

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New botnet HTTPBot targets gaming and tech industries with surgical attacks

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HTTPBot uses an attack ID for precise control and employs advanced DDoS tactics like HTTP Floods and obfuscation to bypass traditional detection methods. “HTTPBot has taken a different approach by developing a range of HTTP-based attack methods to conduct transactional (business) DDoS attacks. ” concludes the report.

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A surge in Pro-Russia cyberattacks after decision to monitor North Korean Troops in Ukraine

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Per a South Korean president’s office statement, the government is actively countering increased DDoS attacks from pro-Russian hacktivist groups, targeting public and private websites. “The government is actively responding to distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks targeting some public and private websites.

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