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Mitigating DDoS attacks with network function virtualization

December 3, 2020

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are more than an inconvenience; they paralyze operations and cause significant direct and indirect costs to those affected. Over 23,000 DDoS attacks are recorded per day, leaving companies to deal with disrupted online services. Recently, New Zealand’s Stock Exchange (NZX) was hit by a large DDoS attack for four consecutive days which led to a stock market closure that barred many from trading.

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How DDoS activity has evolved this year

Maria Henriquez

November 10, 2020

Although DDoS as a threat vector may have been overshadowed in the media as a result of several high-profile ransomware operations this year, instances of DDoS attacks show little sign of slowing down as a common tool for malicious actors. According to new Digital Shadows research, 2020 saw the largest DDoS attack on record, peaking at rate of 2.3 terabytes per second and causing three days of downtime for the targeted business.

570% increase in bit-and-piece DDoS attacks in 2020

Researchers find traditional threshold-based attack detection is no longer reliable with new bit-and-piece changes

September 25, 2020

Attackers shifted tactics in Q2 2020, with a 570% increase in bit-and-piece DDoS attacks compared to the same period last year, according to the new Nexusguard Q2 2020 Threat Report. Perpetrators used bit-and-piece attacks to launch various amplification and elaborate UDP-based attacks to flood target networks with traffic.

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Washington man sentenced for role in developing “Mirai” successor botnets

July 7, 2020

U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that a Washington man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a long-running scheme in which he and his criminal associates developed distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnets.

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DDoS attacks increase 542% quarter-over-quarter amid pandemic

DDoS traffic capitalizes on work-from-home connectivity reliance to disrupt service provider targets

July 2, 2020

In the first quarter of the year, DDoS attacks rose more than 278 percent compared to Q1 2019 and more than 542 percent compared to the last quarter, according to Nexusguard’s Q1 2020 Threat Report.

Attackers target exposed API endpoints to facilitate DDoS attacks and mine cryptocurrencies

June 26, 2020

Malicious actors are taking advantage of the opportunity to target exposed API endpoints and craft malware-infested images to facilitate distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and mine cryptocurrencies.

Digital Shadows Report: New DDoS Tool Advertised on the Dark Web

June 10, 2020

A new report by Digital Shadows Photon Research Team examines a newly launched DDoS protection filter mechanism dubbed EndGame advertised on the dark web community forum Dread, which required a combined effort from many parts of the dark web to create a solution for an ongoing problem that has been slowly killing off the cybercriminal scene one platform at a time.

Are you Ready for These 26 Different Types of DDoS Attacks?

David Balaban

May 7, 2020

Although distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) is an old school attack vector, it continues to be a serious threat to organizations. The monthly number of such attacks exceeds 400,000. To top it off, cybercriminals keep adding new DDoS mechanisms to their repertoire and security providers aren’t always prepared to tackle them. Here are 26 different types of DDoS attacks your security team needs to be ready for.

More than 8.4 million DDoS Attacks Targeted IT Infrastructures, Cloud, Mobile Networks & IoT Devices in 2019

February 18, 2020

NETSCOUT Threat Intelligence saw 8.4 million Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks last year alone: 23,000 attacks per day, 16 every minute.

FBI: DDoS Attack Potentially Targeted State Voter Registration Site

February 5, 2020

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned of a potential Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack that targeted a state-level voter registration and information site in a Private Industry Notification (PIN).

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