Security News > 2021 > March > DDoS attacks in 2021: What to expect?

We're only three months into 2021, and Akamai has mitigated 3 out of the 6 largest DDoS attacks they have ever witnessed.

Hoping for a major Bitcoin payout, DDoS attackers continue to raise the bar when it comes to attack size, frequency, and target diversification.

"In 2021 alone, we've already seen more attacks over 50 Gbps than we saw in all of 2019. Keep in mind attacks of this scale can take almost anyone offline," Akamai researchers pointed out.

DDoS attackers have been diversifying their efforts across geographies and industries.

Today retailers, telecoms, ISPs, gaming companies, firms in the financial industry, and education organizations bear the brunt of the majority of DDoS attacks.

According to a recent report, DDoS attackers began ramping up their extortion efforts in the second half of 2020, posing as prolific threat groups to target operators of critical infrastructure and providers of financial services, eCommerce, and hosting services, and asking for ransoms ranging from five to 15 Bitcoins.

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