FortiGuard Labs provides an analysis on RapperBot focusing on comparing samples for different campaigns, including one aiming to launch Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Read our blog to learn more about the differences observed in this campaign vs previous RapperBot and similar campaigns in the past.

Against the backdrop of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the number of DDoS attacks in Q1 2022 increased by 4.5 times against Q1 2021. A significant proportion of them were by hacktivists.

Against the backdrop of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the number of DDoS attacks in Q1 2022 increased by 4.5 times against Q1 2021. A significant proportion of them were by hacktivists.