Tag: ddos
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CloudFlare detected (and blocked) the biggest DDoS attack on record
The company said that the 5.6 Tbps attack is indicative of the steady increase in the size of these attacks. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cloudflare-biggest-ddos-attack-mirai-variant-botnet/
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Mirai botnet behind the largest DDoS attack to date
Researchers have uncovered two Mirai-based botnets harnessing Internet of Things (IoT) devices to DDoS target organizations around the world. The Murdoc botnet Qualys … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/22/mirai-ddos-botnets-iot/
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Hackers Exploit Zero-Day in cnPilot Routers to Deploy AIRASHI DDoS Botnet
Threat actors are exploiting an unspecified zero-day vulnerability in Cambium Networks cnPilot routers to deploy a variant of the AISURU botnet called AIRASHI to carry out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.According to QiAnXin XLab, the attacks have leveraged the security flaw since June 2024. Additional details about the shortcomings have been withheld to prevent further abuse.Some…
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DataDome Unveils DDoS Protect to Block Attack Traffic at the Edge
DDoS Protect safeguards businesses against downtime, resource drain, and reputation damage caused by DDoS attacks. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/datadome-unveils-ddos-protect-to-block-attack-traffic-at-the-edge/
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Botnetz mit 13.000 Geräten: Cloudflare wehrt RekordAngriff ab
Ein Provider wurde Ende 2024 mit einer Datenflut von 5,6 Terabit pro Sekunde attackiert. Viel gemerkt hat er davon wohl nicht. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/botnetz-mit-13-000-geraeten-cloudflare-wehrt-rekord-ddos-angriff-ab-2501-192651.html
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Spooks of the internet came alive this Halloween
Halloween 2024 made history with a massive spike in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, with one particular assault reaching over 5 Terabits-per-second (Tbps) worth of phony traffic.In its quarterly analysis of DDoS attacks, Cloudflare reported a surge in hyper-volumetric attacks in the fourth quarter of 2024.”In the fourth quarter, over 420 of those attacks…
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Record-Breaking DDoS Attack Reached 5.6 Tbps
Cloudflare saw a 53% increase in DDoS attack frequency last year, when it blocked a record-breaking 5.6 Tbps attack. The post Record-Breaking DDoS Attack Reached 5.6 Tbps appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/record-breaking-ddos-attack-reached-5-6-tbps/
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Cloudflare Mitigates Record-Breaking 5.6Tbps DDoS Attack
Cloudflare warns of a surge in hyper-volumetric DDoS after revealing it stopped a massive 5.6Tbps attack First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cloudflare-mitigates-record/
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Cloudflare blocked a record-breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack
Cloudflare announced that it has blocked a record-breaking 5.6 terabit-per-second (Tbps) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. Cloudflare announced that during the week of Halloween 2024, it autonomously detected and blocked a 5.6 Terabit per second (Tbps) DDoS attack, which is the largest attack ever reported. The previous largest DDoS attack blocked by Cloudflare occurred in October…
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Record Breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack Launched by Mirai Botnet
The Mirai botnet unleashed a record-breaking Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on October 29, 2024, peaking at an astonishing 5.6 terabits per second (Tbps). This mega surge of malicious traffic targeted a Cloudflare customer, an Internet Service Provider (ISP) based in Eastern Asia, marking the largest DDoS attack ever recorded. Understanding DDoS Attacks DDoS…
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Mirai Botnet Unleashes Record-Breaking DDoS Attack, Cloudflare Thwarts Threat
On October 29, 2024, Cloudflare revealed details of a DDoS attack orchestrated using a Mirai botnet comprising 13,000 First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/mirai-botnet-unleashes-record-breaking-ddos-attack-cloudflare-thwarts-threat/
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Mirai Botnet Launches Record 5.6 Tbps DDoS Attack with 13,000+ IoT Devices
Web infrastructure and security company Cloudflare on Tuesday said it detected and blocked a 5.6 Terabit per second (Tbps) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, the largest ever attack to be reported to date.The UDP protocol-based attack took place on October 29, 2024, targeting one of its customers, an unnamed internet service provider (ISP) from Eastern Asia.…
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DDoS-Angriff auf Banken in der Schweiz
Grossangriff legt Schweizer Seiten lahm: Hackergruppe bekennt sich First seen on 20min.ch Jump to article: www.20min.ch/story/noname05716-mega-angriff-legt-schweizer-seiten-lahm-hackergruppe-bekennt-sich-103263207
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DDoS-Angriff auf Gemeinden in der Schweiz
Grossangriff legt Schweizer Seiten lahm: Hackergruppe bekennt sich First seen on 20min.ch Jump to article: www.20min.ch/story/noname05716-mega-angriff-legt-schweizer-seiten-lahm-hackergruppe-bekennt-sich-103263207
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Mirai Botnet Launches Record 5.6 Tbps DDoS Attack with 13,000+ IoT Device
Web infrastructure and security company Cloudflare on Tuesday said it detected and blocked a 5.6 Terabit per second (Tbps) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, the largest ever attack to be reported to date.The UDP protocol-based attack took place on October 29, 2024, targeting one of its customers, an unnamed internet service provider (ISP) from Eastern Asia.…
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Cloudflare mitigated a record-breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack
The largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack to date peaked at 5.6 terabits per second and came from a Mirai-based botnet with 13,000 compromised devices. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloudflare-mitigated-a-record-breaking-56-tbps-ddos-attack/
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Mirai Botnet Spinoffs Unleash Global Wave of DDoS Attacks
Two separate campaigns are targeting flaws in various IoT devices globally, with the goal of compromising them and propagating malware worldwide. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/mirai-botnet-spinoffs-global-wave-ddos-attacks
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New Mirai Variant Murdoc_Botnet Launches DDoS Attacks via IoT Exploits
This article explores the recent campaign of Murdoc_Botnet, a malware variant of Mirai targeting vulnerable AVTECH and Huawei… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/mirai-variant-murdoc-botnet-ddos-attacks-iot-exploits/
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ChatGPT-Lücke ermöglicht DDoS-Attacken
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DDoS-Attacken bei Wahlen – Wie sich Cyberangriffe auf die Öffentlichkeit auswirken
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/politisch-motivierte-cyberkriminalitaet-analyse-a-3b3a890866224a104d5d8f565e6523b3/
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ChatGPT API flaws could allow DDoS, prompt injection attacks
OpenAI-owned ChatGPT might have a vulnerability that could allow threat actors to launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on unsuspecting targets. According to a discovery made by German security researcher Benjamin Flesch, the ChatGPT crawler, which OpenAI uses to collect data from the internet to improve ChatGPT, can be tricked into DDoSing arbitrary websites. “ChatGPT crawler…
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New IoT Botnet Launching Large-Scale DDoS attacks Hijacking IoT Devices
Large-scale DDoS attack commands sent from an IoT botnet’s C&C server targeting Japan and other countries since late 2024. These commands targeted various companies, which include major Japanese corporations and banks. While a direct link cannot be confirmed, some targeted organizations reported temporary connection and network disruptions during this period that coincided with the observed…
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ChatGPT Crawler Vulnerability Abused to Trigger Reflexive DDoS Attacks
Security researchers have uncovered a severe vulnerability in OpenAI’s ChatGPT API, allowing attackers to exploit its architecture for launching Reflective Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. This loophole, characterized by a high severity CVSS score of 8.6, raises significant concerns regarding the scalability and security of AI services deployed on cloud platforms, specifically Microsoft’s Azure.…
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Forscher deckt auf: ChatGPT lässt sich für DDoS-Angriffe missbrauchen
Eine ChatGPT-API scheint bereitwillig eine lange Liste von Links zur gleichen Webseite anzunehmen – und diese anschließend ungebremst abzufragen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/forscher-deckt-auf-chatgpt-laesst-sich-fuer-ddos-angriffe-missbrauchen-2501-192565.html
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DDoS-Angriff auf das Parlament in Schweden
Swedish parliament website hit by DDoS attack First seen on uk.news.yahoo.com Jump to article: uk.news.yahoo.com/swedens-parliament-hit-cyber-attack-104751573.html
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DDoS-Angriff auf einen staatlichen Login-Dienst in den Niederlanden
Update grootschalige DDoS-aanvallen op Logius-diensten First seen on logius.nl Jump to article: www.logius.nl/actueel/update-grootschalige-ddos-aanvallen-op-logius-diensten
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7 Ways to Maximize the Value of DDoS Testing
These days, there are plenty of ways to run DDoS simulation testing and make sure you’re protected against attacks. You can do it on your own using commercial software or open-source tools”, whatever works best for you. That said, there are a few must-haves when it comes to running DDoS tests. For one, you’ll need…
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Italy subjected to pro-Russian DDoS attacks anew
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/italy-subjected-to-pro-russian-ddos-attacks-anew
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DDoS-Angriffe auf Webseiten der Verwaltung in der Schweiz
Hacker legen Bund lahm – Telefon und Webseiten zeitweise down First seen on blick.ch Jump to article: www.blick.ch/politik/telefon-und-webseiten-zeitweise-down-hacker-legen-bund-lahm-id20480933.html
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DDoS-Angriffe auf Webseiten aus Luxemburg
Luxembourg government websites knocked offline in latest cyberattack First seen on luxtimes.lu Jump to article: www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/luxembourg-government-websites-knocked-offline-in-latest-cyberattack/33948495.html