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News alert: Link11’s research shows DDoS attacks are more targeted — and doubled — year-over-year

The Last Watchdog

The latest Link11 European Cyber Report shows an alarming trend: the number of DDoS attacks has more than doubled, and they are shorter, more targeted, and more technically sophisticated. DDoS attacks surge 137% more DDoS attacks on the Link11 network compared to last year.

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Here’s how anyone with $20 can hire an IoT botnet to blast out a week-long DDoS attack

The Last Watchdog

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks continue to erupt all across the Internet showing not the faintest hint of leveling off, much less declining, any time soon. Related video: How DDoS attacks leverage the Internet’s DNA. DDoS attacks are evolving to become more diverse. GitHub’s logo. But that’s not all.

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BrandPost: What is a Reflection/Amplification DDoS Attack?

CSO Magazine

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many organizations to accelerate digital transformation efforts in response to an exploding need for remote connectivity. In particular, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack s have risen dramatically.

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Microsoft mitigated a 3.47 Tbps DDoS attack, the largest one to date

Security Affairs

Tbps distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack targeting an Azure customer. Microsoft announced that its Azure DDoS protection platform has mitigated a record 3.47 The news of the attack was reported in the “ Azure DDoS Protection —2021 Q3 and Q4 DDoS attack trends.” ” reads the report. Tbps and 2.55

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How Financial Institutions Can Protect Themselves from Modern DDoS Attacks

Security Boulevard

With the digital transformation of the financial industry and the prevalence of online business, financial institutions inevitably face various cybersecurity threats, among which DDoS attacks are the most common and threatening.

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Crooks target Ukraine’s IT Army with a tainted DDoS tool

Security Affairs

Cisco Talos researchers have uncovered a malware campaign targeting Ukraine’s IT Army , threat actors are using infostealer malware mimicking a DDoS tool called the “Liberator.” Liberator is advertised as a DDoS tool to launch attacks against “Russian propaganda websites.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Estonia blocked cyberattacks claimed by Pro-Russia Killnet group

Security Affairs

Undersecretary for Digital Transformation Luukas Ilves announced that Estonia was hit by the most extensive wave of DDoS attacks it has faced since 2007. The DDoS attacks targeted both public institutions and the private sector. Attempted DDoS attacks targeted both public institutions and the private sector. (1/4)

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