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
Cybercrime AP News Site Hit by Apparent Denial-of-Service Attack The Associated Press news website experienced an outage that appeared to be consistent with a denial-of-service attack. Associated PressNovember 2, 2023
Network Security Organizations Respond to HTTP/2 Zero-Day Exploited for DDoS Attacks Organizations respond to HTTP/2 Rapid Reset zero-day vulnerability exploited to launch the largest DDoS attacks seen to date. Eduard KovacsOctober 11, 2023
Network Security ‘HTTP/2 Rapid Reset’ Zero-Day Exploited to Launch Largest DDoS Attacks in History A zero-day vulnerability named HTTP/2 Rapid Reset has been exploited to launch some of the largest DDoS attacks in history. Eduard KovacsOctober 10, 2023
Cyberwarfare Hackers Join In on Israel-Hamas War With Disruptive Cyberattacks Several hacker groups have joined in on the Israel-Hamas war that started over the weekend after the militant group launched a major attack. Eduard KovacsOctober 9, 2023