Security News > 2022 > March > DDoS attacks now use new record-breaking amplification vector
A new reflection/amplification DDoS method is being used in attacks that provides a record-breaking amplification ratio of almost 4.3 billion to 1.
As detailed in a report that Akamai shared with Bleeping Computer before publication, a new attack vector relies on the abuse of insecure devices that serve as DDoS reflectors/amplifiers.
Last week, Akamai disclosed a very similar DDoS method called "TCP Middlebox Reflection," which leverages vulnerable firewalls and content filtering policy enforcement systems in middleboxes to achieve an amplification factor of 65x. Attacks in the wild.
The first signs of attacks abusing Mitel devices were noticed on January 8, 2022, while the first actual attacks leveraging the vulnerable driver began on February 18, 2022.
DDoS attacks have been conducted by Ukraine's IT Army attacking Russian interests and supporters of Russia attacking Ukrainian and western entities.
With DDoS attacks becoming so widely used, it is essential to try and harden your infrastructure against these types of attacks, especially at the amplification levels seen in this new DDoS method.