Security News > 2020 > July > DDoS traffic capitalizes on remote working connectivity reliance to disrupt service provider targets

In the first quarter of 2020, DDoS attacks rose more than 278% compared to Q1 2019 and more than 542% compared to the last quarter, according to Nexusguard.

Researchers attribute the sharp rise in incidents to malicious efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, causing DDoS attacks to interrupt service for large companies and individuals alike.

ISPs face increasing challenges to curb undetectable and abnormal traffic before they turn into uncontrollable reflection attacks.

In addition to traditional DDoS attacks, during Q1 2020 researchers identified various abnormal traffic patterns, including small-sized, short attacks dubbed "Invisible killers." These types of attacks are often overlooked by ISPs, which gives the invisible anomalies access to website and online services networks to cause havoc.

These attacks result from drip-feeding doses of junk traffic into a large IP pool, which can clog the target when bits and pieces start to accumulate from different IPs.

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