Security News > 2018 > March > 1.7 Tbps DDoS Attack — Memcached UDP Reflections Set New Record

2018-03-06 08:33
The bar has been raised. As more amplified attacks were expected following the record-breaking 1.35 Tbps Github DDoS attack, someone has just set a new record after only four days — 1.7 Tbps DDoS attack. Network security and monitoring company Arbor Networks claims that its ATLAS global traffic and DDoS threat data system have recorded a 1.7Tbps reflection/amplification attack against one of
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