Security News > 2018 > March > Over 15,000 Memcached DDoS Attacks Hit 7100 Sites in Last 10 Days
2018-03-09 14:18
Memcached reflections that recently fueled two most largest amplification DDoS attacks in the history have also helped other cybercriminals launch nearly 15,000 cyber attacks against 7,131 unique targets in last ten days, a new report revealed. Chinese Qihoo 360's Netlab, whose global DDoS monitoring service 'DDosMon' initially spotted the Memcached-based DDoS attacks, has published a blog
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