Tuta has suffered multiple DDoS attacks in one week – but it claims privacy has not been compromised
Some users are still lamenting issues in using the encrypted email service
Here’s how simple it is for script kiddies to stand up DDoS services
How plug-and-play hacking tools and lax configs helped a Russian script kiddie start a scheme.
Matrix Unleashes A New Widespread DDoS Campaign
Aqua Nautilus researchers uncovered a new and widespread DDoS campaign orchestrated by a threat actor named Matrix.
DDoS site Dstat.cc seized and two suspects arrested in Germany
The Dstat.cc DDoS review platform has been seized by law enforcement, and two suspects have been arrested after the service helped fuel distributed denial-of-service attacks for years.
Two Sudanese Nationals Indicted for Alleged Role in Anonymous Sudan Cyberattacks on Hospitals, Government Facilities, and Other Critical Infrastructure in Los Angeles and Around the World
A federal grand jury indictment unsealed today charges two Sudanese nationals with operating and controlling Anonymous Sudan, an online cybercriminal group responsible for tens of thousands of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against critical infrastructure, corporate networks, and government agencies in the United States and around the world.
New Gorilla Botnet Launches Over 300,000 DDoS Attacks Across 100 Countries
New Gorilla botnet launches over 300,000 DDoS attacks globally, exploiting IoT devices and Apache Hadoop flaws.
Over 300,000! GorillaBot: The New King of DDoS Attacks
Explore the emergence of Gorilla Botnet, its DDoS tactics, global impact, and sophisticated evasion techniques.
Record-Breaking DDoS Attack Peaked at 3.8 Tbps, 2.14 Billion Pps
Web performance and security firm Cloudflare recently mitigated another record-breaking DDoS attack. According to Matthew Prince, the company’s CEO, the attack peaked at 3.8 terabits per second (Tbps) and 2.14 billion packets per second (Pps). The attack was aimed at an unidentified customer of an unnamed hosting provider that uses Cloudflare services.
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.
Accidentally Crashing a Botnet
As part of our research into the cryptomining botnet kmsdbot, we rendered it useless.
Largest European DDoS Attack on Record
The risk of distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDoS) has never been greater. Over the past several years, organizations have encountered a deluge of DDoS extortion, novel threats, state-sponsored hacktivism, and unprecedented innovation in the threat landscape.
Cloudflare mitigates 26 million request per second DDoS attack
Last week, Cloudflare automatically detected and mitigated a 26 million request per second DDoS attack — the largest HTTPS DDoS attack on record.
CVE-2022-26143: TP240PhoneHome Reflection/Amplification DDoS Attack Vector
A new reflection/amplification distributed denial of service (DDoS) vector with a record-breaking potential amplification ratio of 4,294,967,296:1 has been abused by attackers in the wild to launch multiple high-impact DDoS attacks.
New method that amplifies DDoSes by 4 billion-fold. What could go wrong?
New method also stretches out DDoS durations to 14 hours.
Flood of malicious junk traffic makes Ukrainian websites unreachable | Ars Technica
DDoS temporarily take out sites as Ukraine stares down Russian soldiers at its border.
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.
Accidentally Crashing a Botnet
As part of our research into the cryptomining botnet kmsdbot, we rendered it useless.
Largest European DDoS Attack on Record
The risk of distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDoS) has never been greater. Over the past several years, organizations have encountered a deluge of DDoS extortion, novel threats, state-sponsored hacktivism, and unprecedented innovation in the threat landscape.