Tracking & Law Enforcement 27 DDoS Attack Services Taken Down by Law Enforcement Law enforcement agencies in 15 countries cooperated in taking down 27 websites selling DDoS-for-hire services. Ionut ArghireDecember 12, 2024
Network Security Cyprus Thwarted a Digital Attack Against the Government’s Main Online Portal Cyprus said that it has successfully thwarted a DDoS attack aimed at blocking access to the government’s central online portal. Associated PressOctober 20, 2024
Cybercrime Anonymous Sudan DDoS Service Disrupted, Members Charged by US The DoJ has announced charges against Anonymous Sudan members and the disruption of their DDoS attack service. Eduard KovacsOctober 17, 2024
Network Security Record-Breaking DDoS Attack Peaked at 3.8 Tbps, 2.14 Billion Pps Cloudflare recently mitigated another record-breaking DDoS attack, peaking at 3.8 Tbps and 2.14 billion Pps. Eduard KovacsOctober 2, 2024
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