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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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International law enforcement operation shut down DDoS-for-hire platform Dstat.cc

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German police shut down DDoS-for-hire platform Dstat.cc and arrested two men accused of operating the site used for launching DDoS attacks. German police shut down the DDoS-for-hire platform Dstat.cc that allowed its customers to launch DDoS attacks. Police seized both Dstat.cc

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Cloudflare blocked record-breaking 7.3 Tbps DDoS attack against a hosting provider

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Tbps DDoS attack in May 2025. Tbps DDoS attack in May 2025, 12% greater than its previous peak and 1 Tbps greater than the attack reported by the popular cyber journalist Brian Krebs. The attack targeted a Cloudflare customer, a hosting provider using the company’s DDoS protection solution Magic Transit.

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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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Difference between Cybersecurity and Information Security

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Many of you get confused with terms cybersecurity and Information Security and think that both these words are same and synonymous. As organizations face constant threats in cyberspace like DDoS, ransomware, malware and data breaches, cybersecurity helps track and mitigate threats to eliminate business risks.