Tag: ddos
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How to Detect and Mitigate Hit and Run DDoS Attacks
Most DDoS attacks are short in duration. According to Cloudflare, 92% of layer 3/4 attacks and 75% of HTTP DDoS attacks in Q2 2025,ended within 10 minutes. A subset of these are Hit and Run DDos Attacks, which are gaining popularity among cybercriminals, possibly since they are relatively low cost and easier to execute. Characterized……
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Security patch or self-inflicted DDoS? Microsoft update knocks out key enterprise functions
Tags: api, authentication, banking, control, cryptography, ddos, defense, flaw, government, microsoft, network, tool, update, windowsMalfunctioning devices, failed connections, and installation errors: Update KB5066835 can also cause USB devices, including keyboards and mice, to malfunction in WinRE, preventing navigation in recovery mode. However, the keyboard and mouse do continue to work normally within the Windows OS. Microsoft has now released an out-of-band update, KB5070773, to address the issue.Additionally, the security…
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DDoS-Angriff – Hacker attackieren Vergabeportal für öffentliche Aufträge
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/prorussische-hacker-angriff-vergabeportal-a-c28a2f9af315ec56b80d03c8074833c3/
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Hacker attackieren Vergabeportal für öffentliche Aufträge
Prorussische Hacker haben die Internetseite des Deutschen Vergabeportals fast eine Woche lang lahmgelegt.Prorussische Hacker haben nach einem Bericht der Süddeutschen Zeitung (SZ) die Webseite des Deutschen Vergabeportals des Bundes in die Knie gezwungen. Durch die Cyberattacke war diese wichtige Schnittstelle zwischen Staat und Wirtschaft fast eine Woche lang nicht erreichbar. Am Dienstagnachmittag war das Portal…
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Wenn die Software-Lieferkette ins Visier gerät
Digitale Bedrohungen nehmen weltweit kontinuierlich zu. Meldungen über Malware, Ransomware oder DDoS-Attacken gehören bereits zum Alltag. Und auch Angriffe auf Software Supply Chains gibt es immer öfter. Die Täter nehmen dabei gern Marktplätze ins Visier, auf denen Entwickler fertige Software-Bausteine bzw. -Pakete tauschen. Was ist also beim Schwachstellenmanagement zu beachten? Welche Rolle spielt Open Source?…
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Wenn die Software-Lieferkette ins Visier gerät
Digitale Bedrohungen nehmen weltweit kontinuierlich zu. Meldungen über Malware, Ransomware oder DDoS-Attacken gehören bereits zum Alltag. Und auch Angriffe auf Software Supply Chains gibt es immer öfter. Die Täter nehmen dabei gern Marktplätze ins Visier, auf denen Entwickler fertige Software-Bausteine bzw. -Pakete tauschen. Was ist also beim Schwachstellenmanagement zu beachten? Welche Rolle spielt Open Source?…
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Gcore Mitigates Record-Breaking 6 Tbps DDoS Attack
Luxembourg, October 14th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Surge in scale and sophistication highlights rising threats to tech and digital infrastructure Gcore, the global edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions provider, has successfully mitigated one of the largest DDoS attacks recorded to date. The large-scale, multi-regional DDoS attack reached a peak bandwidth of 6 Tbps (terabits per…
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Gcore Mitigates Record-Breaking 6 Tbps DDoS Attack
Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 14th October 2025, CyberNewsWire First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/gcore-mitigates-record-breaking-6-tbps-ddos-attack/
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CISOs must rethink the tabletop, as 57% of incidents have never been rehearsed
Future-proof attack scenarios: As for the central problem of not knowing what kind of attacks to plan for, Avakian suggests using internal teams or partners to roleplay the most likely attack vectors. To save money, he encourages enterprises to partner with universities for imaginative threat planning and to work with vertical-specific ISACs. Ivan Shefrin, executive director…
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Gcore Mitigates Record-Breaking 6 Tbps DDoS Attack
Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 14th October 2025, CyberNewsWire First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/gcore-mitigates-record-breaking-6-tbps-ddos-attack/
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CISOs must rethink the tabletop, as 57% of incidents have never been rehearsed
Future-proof attack scenarios: As for the central problem of not knowing what kind of attacks to plan for, Avakian suggests using internal teams or partners to roleplay the most likely attack vectors. To save money, he encourages enterprises to partner with universities for imaginative threat planning and to work with vertical-specific ISACs. Ivan Shefrin, executive director…
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Gcore Mitigates Record-Breaking 6 Tbps DDoS Attack
Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 14th October 2025, CyberNewsWire First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/gcore-mitigates-record-breaking-6-tbps-ddos-attack/
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Aisuru’s 30 Tbps botnet traffic crashes through major US ISPs
Tags: attack, botnet, breach, cybercrime, data-breach, ddos, firmware, infrastructure, iot, malicious, router, serviceFrom Mirai roots to proxy sales: Aisuru is not new. Its foundations trace back to leaked code of the Mirai IoT botnet from 2016, which held “KrebsOnSecurity,” the investigative blog run by Krebs, offline for four days. “The 2016 assault was so large that Akamai which was providing pro-bono DDoS protection for KrebsOnSecurity at the…
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Aisuru’s 30 Tbps botnet traffic crashes through major US ISPs
Tags: attack, botnet, breach, cybercrime, data-breach, ddos, firmware, infrastructure, iot, malicious, router, serviceFrom Mirai roots to proxy sales: Aisuru is not new. Its foundations trace back to leaked code of the Mirai IoT botnet from 2016, which held “KrebsOnSecurity,” the investigative blog run by Krebs, offline for four days. “The 2016 assault was so large that Akamai which was providing pro-bono DDoS protection for KrebsOnSecurity at the…
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Pro-Russian Hacktivist Targets OT/ICS Systems to Harvest Credentials
In September, a nascent pro-Russian hacktivist group known as TwoNet staged its first operational technology and industrial control systems (OT/ICS) intrusion against our water treatment utility honeypot. By exploiting default credentials and SQL-based schema extraction, the adversary ultimately created backdoor accounts and defaced the human-machine interface (HMI), demonstrating a concerning pivot from pure DDoS to…
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Building an Effective DDoS Mitigation Strategy That Works
Every organization’s DDoS mitigation strategy should reflect its unique architecture, defense technologies, and business priorities. Yet, after conducting more than 1,500 DDoS attack simulations and consulting engagements with companies of all sizes, certain best practices consistently prove their value. These practices help build a resilient DDoS defense capable of withstanding today’s sophisticated and evolving threats….…
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Rethinking DDoS Defense: Why Scale Isn’t the Only Metric That Matters
In recent months, headlines have drawn attention to record-breaking DDoS attacks, often measured in terabits per second (Tbps) and accompanied by declarations of network capacity in the hundreds of Tbps. These figures, while impressive, can create a misleading narrative about what truly matters in DDoS protection. The real-world nature of modern DDoS attacks requires a……
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Cisco 0-Day, Record DDoS, LockBit 5.0, BMC Bugs, ShadowV2 Botnet & More
Cybersecurity never stops”, and neither do hackers. While you wrapped up last week, new attacks were already underway.From hidden software bugs to massive DDoS attacks and new ransomware tricks, this week’s roundup gives you the biggest security moves to know. Whether you’re protecting key systems or locking down cloud apps, these are the updates you…
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News alert: Gcore Radar flags record-breaking DDoS surge, 41% spike in first half of 2025
Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Sept. 25, 2025, CyberNewswire, Gcore, the global edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions provider, today announced the findings of its Q1-Q2 2025 Radar report into DDoS attack trends. DDoS attacks have reached unprecedented scale and… (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/news-alert-gcore-radar-flags-record-breaking-ddos-surge-41-spike-in-first-half-of-2025/
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Mit ShadowV2 wird DDoS zu einem Cloud-nativen Abo-Dienst
DDos-Attacken sind mittlerweile als Auftragsmodell verfügbar, wie eine aktuelle Analyse zeigt.Laut einer Darktrace-Analyse nutzt eine ShadowV2-Bot-Kampagne falsch konfigurierte Docker-Container auf AWS und rüstet sie für DDoS-as-a-Service-Angriffe auf.Was ShadowV2 dabei besonders macht, ist die professionelle Ausstattung mit APIs, Dashboards, Betreiber-Logins und sogar animierten Benutzeroberflächen. ‘Dies ist eine weitere Erinnerung daran, dass Cyberkriminalität kein Nebenjob mehr ist,…
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ShadowV2 and AWS: The Rise of Cloud-Native DDoS-for-Hire Attacks
ShadowV2 exploits AWS Docker flaws to deliver advanced DDoS-for-hire attacks. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/cloud-security/shadowv2-and-aws-the-rise-of-cloud-native-ddos-for-hire-attacks/
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Tech Overtakes Gaming as Top DDoS Attack Target, New Gcore Radar Report Finds
The latest Gcore Radar report analyzing attack data from Q1Q2 2025, reveals a 41% year-on-year increase in total attack volume. The largest attack peaked at 2.2 Tbps, surpassing the 2 Tbps record in late 2024. Attacks are growing not only in scale but in sophistication, with longer durations, multi-layered strategies, and a shift in target…
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Tech Overtakes Gaming as Top DDoS Attack Target, New Gcore Radar Report Finds
The latest Gcore Radar report analyzing attack data from Q1Q2 2025, reveals a 41% year-on-year increase in total attack volume. The largest attack peaked at 2.2 Tbps, surpassing the 2 Tbps record in late 2024. Attacks are growing not only in scale but in sophistication, with longer durations, multi-layered strategies, and a shift in target…
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Predicting DDoS attacks: How deep learning could give defenders an early warning
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks remain one of the most common and disruptive forms of cybercrime. Defenders have traditionally focused on detecting these attacks … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/25/deep-learning-predicting-ddos-attacks/
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Gcore Radar Report Reveals 41% Surge in DDoS Attack Volumes
Gcore, the global edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions provider, today announced the findings of its Q1-Q2 2025 Radar report into DDoS attack trends. DDoS attacks have reached unprecedented scale and disruption in 2025, and businesses need to act fast to protect themselves from this evolving threat. The report reveals a significant escalation in…
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Gcore Radar Report Reveals 41% Surge in DDoS Attack Volumes
Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 25th September 2025, CyberNewsWire First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/gcore-radar-report-reveals-41-surge-in-ddos-attack-volumes/
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Gcore Radar Report Reveals 41% Surge in DDoS Attack Volumes
Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 25th September 2025, CyberNewsWire First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/gcore-radar-report-reveals-41-surge-in-ddos-attack-volumes/
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Predicting DDoS attacks: How deep learning could give defenders an early warning
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks remain one of the most common and disruptive forms of cybercrime. Defenders have traditionally focused on detecting these attacks … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/25/deep-learning-predicting-ddos-attacks/
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Neuer Weltrekord: DDoS-Attacke erreicht erstmals über 20 Terabit pro Sekunde
Die Datenrate des vorherigen DDoS-Rekords wurde damit in etwa verdoppelt. Hinter der Attacke steckt vermutlich ein Botnetz aus Routern. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/neuer-weltrekord-ddos-attacke-erreicht-erstmals-ueber-20-terabit-pro-sekunde-2509-200421.html
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ShadowV2 Botnet Infects AWS Docker Containers to Launch DDoS Campaign
Darktrace’s latest investigation uncovered a novel campaign that blends traditional malware with modern DevOps technology. At the center of this operation lies a Python-based command-and-control (C2) framework hosted on GitHub CodeSpaces. The threat actors leverage a multi-stage Docker deployment initiated by a Python spreader, followed by a Go-based Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that implements a…