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DDoS Attacks Now Key Weapons in Geopolitical Conflicts, NETSCOUT Warns
Image: EV_Korobov/Adobe Stock Cyberattacks aren’t just about stealing data anymore — they’ve evolved into a key weapon in geopolitical fights, crippling vital infrastructure, and shaking public trust in governments. A new report by NETSCOUT reveals that hackers are increasingly using Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks to disrupt elections, protests, and policy debates, turning digital sabotage into a tool of…
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Surging DDoS attack rates show no sign of slowing down – here’s why
The number of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks has shot up since the first half of last year, according to new research, with DDoS-for-hire services becoming increasingly sophisticated. Figures from Netscout show there were almost nine million DDoS attacks in the second half of 2024, up 12.75% on the first half. The rise is driven by the increasing use…
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X hit by ‘massive cyberattack’ amid Dark Storm’s DDoS claims
The Dark Storm hacktivist group claims to be behind DDoS attacks causing multiple X worldwide outages on Monday, leading the company to enable DDoS protections from Cloudflare. While X owner Elon Musk did not specifically state that DDoS attacks were behind the outages, he did confirm that it was caused by a “massive cyberattack.”. “There was (still is) a massive…
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New Eleven11bot botnet infects 86,000 devices for DDoS attacks
A new botnet malware named ‘Eleven11bot’ has infected over 86,000 IoT devices, primarily security cameras and network video recorders (NVRs), to conduct DDoS attacks. The botnet, which is loosely linked to Iran, has already launched distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks targeting telecommunication service providers and online gaming servers. Eleven11bot was discovered by Nokia researchers who shared the details with…
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DDoS attacks reportedly behind DayZ and Arma network outages
An ongoing distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack targets Bohemia Interactive’s infrastructure, preventing players of DayZ and Arma Reforger from playing the games online. Bohemia Interactive is a Czech video game developer and publisher known for its popular Arma Series tactical shooters and DayZ, a standalone survival game from an Arma 2 mod. Starting last Friday, players of Bohemia’s games…
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Cloudflare mitigated a record-breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack
The largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack to date peaked at 5.6 terabits per second and came from a Mirai-based botnet with 13,000 compromised devices. The UDP-based attack occurred last year on October 29 and targeted an internet service provider (ISP) in Eastern Asia in an attempt to bring its services offline. Security and connectivity services provider Cloudflare says that the assault…
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7 Ways to Stop VoIP DDoS Attacks from Crashing Your Phones
A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack vector attempts to overwhelm a VoIP server with phony user requests. Because this massive volume of traffic is more than your network can handle, it can force your online service or website offline, preventing legitimate user requests from processing. Cybercriminals can use them to disrupt your Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network services, which form…
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Korea arrests CEO for adding DDoS feature to satellite receivers
South Korean police have arrested a CEO and five employees for manufacturing over 240,000 satellite receivers pre-loaded or later updated to include DDoS attack functionality at a purchaser’s request. While neither company has been named, the two companies have been trading since 2017. In November 2018, the purchasing company made a special request to include DDoS functionality, with the South…
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Why you should always offboard outgoing staff: A disgruntled ex-Disney employee targeted former colleagues with DDoS attacks and hacked its menu system to change peanut allergen information
A former Disney employee faces federal cyber crime charges after being accused of hacking into the entertainment giant’s menu system. The disgruntled ex-menu production manager, Michael Scheuer, was fired in June for alleged misconduct, but is now charged with attempting to mislabel menu items, hiding the fact they contained peanuts. “The threat actor manipulated the allergen information on menus by…
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DDoS site Dstat.cc seized and two suspects arrested in Germany
The Dstat.cc DDoS review platform has been seized by law enforcement, and two suspects have been arrested after the service helped fuel distributed denial-of-service attacks for years. The seizure and arrests were conducted as part of “Operation PowerOFF,” an ongoing international law enforcement operation that targets DDoS-for-hire platforms, aka “booters” or “stressers,” to seize infrastructure and arrest the operators. These platforms…
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