Cyberwarfare Elon Musk Says Cyberattack Crashed Site Ahead of Trump Livestream Interview Elon Musk says a cyberattack impacted a livestream interview with US Presidential candidate Donald Trump on the X social media platform. SecurityWeek NewsAugust 13, 2024
Cloud Security Microsoft Says Azure Outage Caused by DDoS Attack Response Microsoft’s response to a DDoS attack on Azure amplified the impact of the attack instead of mitigating it, causing outages. Eduard KovacsJuly 31, 2024
Cybercrime Law Enforcement Disrupts DDoS-for-Hire Service DigitalStress Authorities in the UK infiltrated and disrupted the DDoS-for-hire service DigitalStress, and one suspect was arrested. Ionut ArghireJuly 23, 2024
Cybercrime OVHcloud Sees Record 840 Mpps DDoS Attack OVHcloud says it mitigated the largest ever DDoS attack leveraging packet rate, which peaked at 840 Mpps. Ionut ArghireJuly 5, 2024
Cloud Security Inside AWS’s Crusade Against IP Spoofing and DDoS Attacks SecurityWeek speaks to Tom Scholl, VP and distinguished engineer at AWS, on how the organization tackles IP Spoofing and DDoS attacks. Kevin TownsendApril 11, 2024
Network Security New HTTP/2 DoS Attack Potentially More Severe Than Record-Breaking Rapid Reset New HTTP/2 DoS method named Continuation Flood can pose a greater risk than Rapid Reset, which has been used for record-breaking attacks. Eduard KovacsApril 4, 2024
Network Security US Government Issues New DDoS Mitigation Guidance CISA, the FBI, and MS-ISAC have released new guidance on how federal agencies can defend against DDoS attacks. Ionut ArghireMarch 22, 2024
Cybercrime The French Government Says It’s Being Targeted by Unusual Intense Cyberattacks A group of hackers called Anonymous Sudan, considered by cybersecurity experts as pro-Russia, claimed responsibility for the attacks in online posts. Associated PressMarch 11, 2024
Cybercrime DDoS Hacktivism is Back With a Geopolitical Vengeance DDoS attacks have evolved from social protests through criminal extortion, hack attack smokescreens and competitor suppression to geopolitical vengeance. Kevin TownsendFebruary 15, 2024
IoT Security Were 3 Million Toothbrushes Really Used for a DDoS Attack? Three million electric toothbrushes were reportedly used for disruptive DDoS attacks, but cybersecurity experts questioned the claims. Eduard KovacsFebruary 8, 2024
Cloud Security MySQL Servers, Docker Hosts Infected With DDoS Malware Researchers warn attackers are targeting MySQL servers and Docker hosts to plant malware capable of launching distributed DDoS attacks. Ionut ArghireNovember 14, 2023
Artificial Intelligence Major ChatGPT Outage Caused by DDoS Attack ChatGPT and its API have experienced a major outage due to a DDoS attack apparently launched by Anonymous Sudan. Eduard KovacsNovember 9, 2023