eSecurity Planet

MAY 15, 2023

Gone are the days when you could get away with doing nothing to prepare for DDoS attacks. With the cost of DDoS attacks falling and their frequency and sophistication growing, even organizations that think their profile is too low to worry about DDoS can still become victims.

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 14, 2022

A rapidly expanding malware is entrapping routers, DVRs, and servers all over the web in order to launch Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks on over 100 victims every day. CNCERT and Qihoo 360’s Network Security Research Lab (360 Netlab) worked together and found this botnet they dubbed Fodcha.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 12, 2023

NETSCOUT Systems is is dynamically applying machine learning algorithms to combat distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The post NETSCOUT Uses Machine Learning to Help Thwart DDoS Attacks appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2021

In particular, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack s have risen dramatically. The latest NETSCOUT Threat Intelligence Report revealed record-breaking DDoS activity in 2020, as attackers launched more than 10 million DDoS worldwide. To read this article in full, please click here

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The Hacker News

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The threat actor behind the Fodcha distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet has resurfaced with new capabilities, researchers reveal.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

No one is immune from direct-path DDoS attacks, but there are ways to mitigate the damage before it occurs. The post Why Botnets Persist: How to Stop Direct-Path DDoS Attacks  appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Around 50 so-called “booter” DDoS sites have been nuked by international law enforcement. The post Operation PowerOFF: DDoS Sites Denied Service (by US, UK, Europol) appeared first on Security Boulevard. And seven of their alleged administrators have been charged.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 1, 2023

A report published by Radware found that, in two months alone, hacktivists claimed to launch more than 1,800 distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in the hopes of advancing various political and religious causes. The post Radware Report Sees Religion Fueling More DDoS Attacks appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 7, 2023

Mention the acronym DDoS to a web admin and they’ll likely break out in a cold sweat. DDoS, or Distributed Denial of Service attacks, are some of the most malicious and difficult-to-stop network attacks that can be launched against a website or any other DDoS-susceptible service, such as a SaaS platform.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2024

Permalink The post USENIX Security ’23 – NRDelegationAttack: Complexity DDoS attack on DNS Recursive Resolvers appeared first on Security Boulevard. Originating from the conference’s events situated at the Anaheim Marriott ; and via the organizations YouTube channel.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 12, 2022

Organizations often tend to heavily and exclusively rely on firewalls, load balancers, and VPNs, among others, to prevent DDoS attacks, secure their mission-critical assets, and protect their IT infrastructure. The post Poor Firewall Implementations Pave Wave for DDoS Attacks appeared first on Indusface.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 14, 2022

With DDoS attacks being an ever growing threat to servers across the globe, it’s become a fundamental part of website security. back in 2014 a couple of teenagers were able to take the entire xbox live network offline during Christmas. Continue reading How to Stop & Prevent DDoS Attacks at Sucuri Blog. For example, ??back

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

A series of distributed denial of service ( DDoS ) attacks today briefly took down the websites of over a dozen U.S. See the DDoS Protection Service Providers. Killnet has been launching similar DDoS attacks for months, targeting everything from Romanian government websites to Lithuania’s Secure Data Transfer Network.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 10, 2022

A report published by Radware this week indicated the number of malicious distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks rose nearly 75% in the first quarter of 2022. The post Radware Finds New Era of DDoS Attacks Dawning appeared first on Security Boulevard. Pascal Geenens, director of threat.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 7, 2022

A Netscout Systems report concluded that the number of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks launched in the first half of this year exceeded six million. The post DDoS Attacks Exceeded Six Million in First Half of 2022 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 7, 2021

In 2021 alone: The post Cloud Protection Over Bifurcated Network Security appeared first on Security Boulevard. Many of these crimes have been successful at shutting down entire companies for days while extorting millions of dollars as the affected companies struggled to get their systems back online.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 22, 2021

Cybersecurity geeks may already know this historical tidbit… The first DDoS attack occurred back in 1999, when a computer at the University of Minnesota suddenly came under attack from a network of 114 other computers infected with a malicious script called Trin00.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The malware was employed in cryptocurrency mining campaigns and to launch denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The first DDoS attack observed by Akamai targeted a gaming company named FiveM , which allows gamers to host custom private servers for Grand Theft Auto Online. ” reads the post published by Akamai.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 28, 2022

The post Russian Hackers Declare War on Lithuania — Killnet DDoS Panic appeared first on Security Boulevard. NATO member Lithuania is under attack from Russian hacking group Killnet. It raises serious concerns over Russia’s use of cyber warfare against NATO states.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Phantom flood attacks and other low volume attacks are a significant security threat for service providers and their customers. The post Phantom Floods: Are Service Providers Blind to These DDoS Attacks? The post Phantom Floods: Are Service Providers Blind to These DDoS Attacks? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 19, 2021

The post Great Firewall Ready to Unleash ‘Gigantic’ DDoS—so are Other Middleboxes appeared first on Security Boulevard. Researchers have disclosed a nasty new way for bad people to mess up the internet for the rest of us.

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2022

There’s no question that ensuring enterprise network security is becoming increasingly difficult for IT and security teams. million distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks —an 11 percent increase from the year before. In the first half of 2021, cyberattackers launched 5.4

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Netscout is reporting a spate of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks leveraging a problematic engineering decision in the popular Plex media server. For companies that count many employees working from home, this can introduce risk to corporate networks. “That includes the broadband internet access router. .

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 19, 2021

Here’s a new way of sending powerful denial of service traffic: misusing servers that talk Datagram Transport Layer Security (D/TLS). The post Dirt Cheap DDoS for Hire, via D/TLS Amplification appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 4, 2022

The post DDoS Hacktivism | Avast appeared first on Security Boulevard. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has sparked a tremendous amount of empathy from people across the globe. Some have contributed by providing aid and shelter to refugees, while others have donated funds to charities supporting those in Ukraine. .

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 11, 2021

Protecting Service provider’s large-scale network is different, most service providers implement a DDoS protection after the fact. The post How DDoS Attacks Are Different for Service Providers appeared first on Radware Blog. The post How DDoS Attacks Are Different for Service Providers appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 6, 2024

Shooper Choosday: Was yesterday’s Meta outage outrage caused by a Russian DDoS? appeared first on Security Boulevard. The post Facebook/Insta FAIL — ‘Anonymous Sudan’ has a Super Tuesday: ‘We Did It.’

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 10, 2022

A new distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) amplification attack can increase damaging effects by four billion times and stretch out the length of the attack to 14 hours. DDoS attacks usually target companies and government online services,” Avast Security Evangelist Luis Corrons commented. “In

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SecureWorld News

JULY 30, 2020

For the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), this was the final straw that led to a new warning about 'more destructive' DDoS attacks. FBI warning addresses DDoS amplification attacks. In a recent Private Industry Notification , the FBI warned businesses to watch out for DDoS amplification.

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Notice Bored

AUGUST 27, 2020

Under assault from a sustained DDoS attack, its web servers have crumpled and fallen in an untidy heap again today, the fourth day of embarrassing and costly disruption. DDoS attacks are generally not sophisticated hacks but crude overloads caused by sending vast volumes of data to overwhelm the servers.

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Dark Reading

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Barrett Lyon is co-founder of Netography, which emerged today with $2.6M in seed funding from Andreessen Horowitz.

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CSO Magazine

JULY 26, 2021

Bad actors are constantly changing and improving the efficacy of their methods, and that of course includes distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. But last year was unique: Instead of the hackers changing, the world changed for them, and DDoS attacks peaked at an all-time high. 2020 saw unprecedented DDoS attack activity.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 17, 2023

Most people who operate DDoS-for-hire businesses attempt to hide their true identities and location. Prosecutors say his service attracted more than two million registered users, and was responsible for launching a staggering 30 million distinct DDoS attacks. men for allegedly operating stresser services. com,” Dobbs continued.

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 1, 2021

A newly discovered botnet capable of staging distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeted unpatched Ribbon Communications (formerly Edgewater Networks) EdgeMarc appliances belonging to telecom service provider AT&T by exploiting a four-year-old flaw in the network appliances.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

How DNS Security Works DNS security protects against compromise through layers of security and filtering similar to the way next generation firewalls (NGFW) protect communication data flows. For example, DNSSEC improves resistance against DNS cache poisoning, but does not address DNS tunneling or any of the DNS DDoS attacks.

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Dark Reading

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

When there's a DDoS attack against your voice network, are you ready to fight against it?

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks cause problems for organizations of all sizes. To fight DDoS attacks, organizations and teams need to implement the three standard phases for any IT threat: preparation, reaction, and recovery. To skip ahead, click on the links: What is a DDoS Attack? Types of DDoS Attacks.

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