Unprecedented 3.15 Billion Packet Rate DDoS Attack Mitigated by Global Secure Layer
On August 25th 2024, Global Secure Layer mitigated the largest packet rate DDoS attack recorded against our platform
Threat Actors Retaliate After Durov’s Arrest
Threat Actors Retaliate After Durov’s Arrest Discover the latest security threats and database leaks, including unauthorized VPN access and email breaches, in the cyber underground world.Stay informed about emerging cyber threats, such as unauthorized access to databases and sensitive information leaks, affecting global companies and organizations.Learn about the latest cyber incidents, including DDoS attacks and malware threats targeting cryptocurrency wallets and financial institutions.
DDoS attack volume rises, peak power reaches 1.7 Tbps
The total number of DDoS attacks during H1 2024 amounted to 830,000, an increase of 46% when compared to H1 2023, according to Gcore.
Geopolitical Tensions Drive Explosion in DDoS Attacks
Radware found that Web DDoS attacks rose by 265% in H1 2024, driven by hacktivist groups amid rising geopolitical tensions
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Akamai Blocked 419 TB of Malicious Traffic in a 24-Hour DDoS Attack
On July 15, 2024, Akamai prevented one of the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) cyberattacks it has ever observed against a major financial services company in Israel. The highly sophisticated, high-volume attack lasted almost 24 hours. The attacker deployed larger-than-usual resources, indicating a serious risk for future attacks. Other Israeli financial institutions reportedly suffered outages and downtimes on the same day, potentially due to the same type of attack and the same aggressor.
'Error' in Microsoft's DDoS defenses amplified Azure outage
o you have problems configuring Microsoft's Defender? You might not be alone: Microsoft admitted that whatever it's using for its defensive implementation exacerbated yesterday's Azure instability. No one has blamed the actual product named "Windows Defender," we must note. According to Microsoft, the initial trigger event for yesterday's outage, which took out great swathes of the web, was a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. Such attacks are hardly unheard of, and an industry has sprung up around warding them off.
Microsoft says massive Azure outage was caused by DDoS attack
Microsoft confirmed today that a nine-hour outage on Tuesday, which took down and disrupted multiple Microsoft 365 and Azure services worldwide, was triggered by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.
Six-day, 14.7 Million RPS Web DDoS Attack Campaign Attributed to SN_BLACKMETA
Key Attack Insights: Web DDoS attack campaign lasted six days and peaked at 14.7 Million RPS Featured multiple attack waves amounting to a total of 100 hours of attack time Sustained an average of 4.5 million RPS Targeted a financial institution in the Middle East Averaged a 0.12% ratio of legitimate to malicious web requests Attributed by Radware to SN_BLACKMETA, a pro-Palestinian hacktivist with potential ties to Sudan that may operate from within Russia * Possibly leveraged the InfraShutdown premium DDoS-for-hire service
DDoS Attacks in Spain
In the wake of Spanish Authorities arresting three individuals associated with NoName057(16), the group declared a "holy war" on Spain. The call to arms encourages all pro-Russian hacker groups to join under the hashtag #FuckGuardiaCivil. Over the past two days, NETSCOUT observed a significant increase in claimed attacks on Spanish websites, coinciding with the call to arms in retaliation for the arrests made. Despite the surge in hacktivist targeting and claims of victory, the daily DDoS attacks manifest as a normal day for Spanish network operators.
Spanish police arrest three suspects linked to pro-Moscow NoName057(16) hackers
Spanish police arrested three suspected members of the pro-Russian hacker group NoName057(16), known for carrying out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against Ukraine’s allies.
NCA infiltrates DDoS-for-hire site as suspected controller arrested in Northern Ireland
The U.K.'s National Crime Agency said it disrupted DigitalStress, a DDoS-for-hire operation that has been “responsible for tens of thousands of attacks every week across the globe.”
The Rise of Packet Rate Attacks: When Core Routers Turn Evil
A sharp increase of DDoS attacks have been observed since the beginning of 2023. A new trend is to send high packet rate attacks though. This article introduces the findings of our teams in order to bring new insights regarding this threat.
DDoS platform shut down by international law enforcement agencies
International law enforcement authorities have shut down a DDoS-as-a-service platform and seized its domain.
DDoS threat report for 2024 Q1
2024 started with a bang. Cloudflare’s autonomous systems mitigated over 4.5 million DDoS attacks in the first quarter of the year — a 50% increase compared to the previous year.
Romania-linked ‘Rubycarp’ hackers look for cryptomining, phishing DDoS opportunities
Rubycarp has been in operation for at least a decade, and its campaigns appear to overlap with other cybercrime groups, according to researchers at Sysdig.
DSoS attacks statistics and observations
he year 2023 turned out to be quite rich in events and trends in the field of cybersecurity. We witnessed a new term "white noise", the development of artificial intelligence led to increased bot activity, which significantly affected commercial companies. We detected signs of a resurgence in popularity of commercial DDoS attacks. The implementation of "remote office" technologies led to the expansion of communication channels and, as a result, increased intensity of attacks. But first things first. DDoS Attacks by Vectors The fourth quarter of the past year didn't bring any surprises in terms of the distribution of mixed attacks by vectors. UDP flood once again topped the list with a rate of 60.20%. IP flood came in second at 16.86%. Multivector attacks also made it into the top three with 13.36%. Overall, the distribution was as follows: UDP flood - 60.20% SYN flood - 7.26% IP flood - 16.86% Multivector attacks - 13.36%
Understanding and Responding to Distributed Denial-Of-Service Attacks
This joint guide, Understanding and Responding to Distributed Denial-Of-Service Attacks, addresses the specific needs and challenges faced by organizations in defending against DDoS attacks. The guidance now includes detailed insight into three different types of DDoS techniques: Volumetric, attacks aiming to consume available bandwidth. Protocol, attacks which exploit vulnerabilities in network protocols. * Application, attacks targeting vulnerabilities in specific applications or running services.
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NoName057(16) relies heavily on HTTPS application-layer DDoS attacks, with many attacks repeatedly sourced from the same attack harness, networks, and targeting similar countries and industries.