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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.

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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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NEW TECH: Baffin Bay Networks takes a ‘cloud-first’ approach to securing web applications

The Last Watchdog

Hear about the smart toaster that got attacked three times within an hour after its IP address first appeared on the Internet? The business equivalent of the toaster probe might well be two categories of automated attacks: Distributed Denial of Service ( DDoS ) attacks and SQL injection ( SQLi ) hacks. I’ll keep watching and reporting.

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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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Protecting Retailers Against Cyber Risks on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DDoS and Web Application Attacks Retailers also face threats to their infrastructure - websites and apps - that could disrupt their business operations, leading to loss of sales and customer trust. The 2024 Imperva DDoS Threat Landscape Report shows that the first half of this year saw 111% more DDoS attacks than the same period in 2023.

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