Security News > 2015 > September > JavaScript DDoS Attack Peaks at 275,000 Requests-Per-Second (Threatpost)
2015-09-28 16:24
CloudFlare reports a massive JavaScript-based DDoS attack against one its customers, likely carried out by unsuspecting mobile browsers served a malicious ad.
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http://threatpost.com/javascript-ddos-attack-peaks-at-275000-requests-per-second/114828/
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