DNS amplification attacks continue to dominate distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, while mobile devices make up a larger share of traffic. The number of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks rose 86% in the third quarter compared to a year ago, with amplification attacks using the domain name system (DNS) remaining the most popular technique for attacking targets. DNS amplification attacks accounted for…
DDoS – or distributed denial-of-service attacks – first came to prominence in the late 1990s. Even now, they are one of the biggest threats to any organization doing business on the internet. What is DDoS? Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are a way of attacking online infrastructure, including websites and online applications, by overwhelming the host servers. This prevents legitimate users…
Vancouver, Canada, December 10, 2019 –(PR.com)– DOSarrest rolls out new advanced mitigation capabilities for their cloud based DDoS protection for infrastructure platform known as “Data Center Defender (DCD).” With the addition of AI to this platform, DOSarrest can now automatically mitigate even the most sophisticated attacks on this service. This major upgrade with real-time AI created algorithms does not even…
A Chinese government-backed DDoS operation has been resurrected to disrupt pro-democracy supporters in Hong Kong, according to AT&T Cybersecurity. The firm revealed in a new blog post yesterday that it spotted activity from the so-called “Great Cannon” starting on August 31, with the most recent DDoS attempts coming on November 25. Specifically, it was observed trying to take offline the…
A distributed denial of service attack can turn a retailer’s holiday season from merry to miserable. Learn how to protect yourself. No, Virginia, there’s no denying there is a Santa Claus. There’s also no denying the threat that distributed denial of service (DDoS) presents to retailers and eCommerce sites during the holidays. Nothing says “happy holidays” like a multivector DDoS…
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks have become more common, more powerful, and more useful to attackers. Here’s how to fight back. On the flip side of the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, the quest for increased connectivity and bandwidth (think 5G) and skyrocketing cloud adoption, IT is increasingly being weaponized to unleash cyberattacks in an unprecedented order of magnitude….
Internet service providers in South Africa fell prey to massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks this past weekend. RSAWEB subscribers were among the first to feel it, with the company issuing a notice at 01:56 on Friday morning stating that it was under attack. By 12:38, RSAWEB reported that the DDoS attack had abated and that services were stable….
A new botnet named Roboto is targeting Linux servers running Webmin app, according to security researchers at 360 Netlab. Roboto is a peer-to-peer botnet that has been active since summer and is exploiting a vulnerability in the Webmin app. The app offers a web-based remote management system for Linux servers and is installed on as many as 215,000 servers. The…
An Illinois man who has been hacking since he was a teenager was sentenced last week to 13 months in prison and ordered to forfeit $542,925 for operating a service that charged subscription fees to hackers who launched millions of cyberattacks from 2015 to 2017, the U.S. Justice Department announced. Federal prosecutors say Sergiy Petrovich Usatyuk, 21, of Orland Park,…
In the third quarter of 2019, the number of DDoS attacks rose by a third compared to the previous period (30 percentage points) and Q3 2018 (32 percentage points) according to statistics gathered from Kaspersky DDoS Protection. This growth was primarily due to a spike in malicious activity in autumn. In fact, 53% of the quarter’s DDoS attacks were carried…
