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Massive Gaming DDoS Exploits Widespread Technology
2019-09-18 13:00

The attack -- the 4th-largest the company has ever encountered -- leveraged WS-Discovery, the same exploit used in the 2016 Dyn incident.

Wikipedia fights off huge DDoS attack
2019-09-11 11:15

Wikipedia has suffered what appears to be the most disruptive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack in recent memory.

Hackers Attempted DDoS Attack Against Utility: Report
2019-09-10 19:03

Analysis: Attackers Probed Weaknesses in Network Firewalls for 10 HoursEarlier this year, intruders probed weaknesses in the network firewalls of a U.S. power utility to attempt a distributed...

Wikipedia, World of Warcraft Downed By Weekend DDoS Attacks
2019-09-09 17:37

Wikipedia and World of Warcraft Classic users reported global outages over the weekend in targeted - and connected - DDoS attacks.

Wikipedia Investigates DDoS Attack
2019-09-09 17:33

Sites in Europe, Middle East Affected Over the WeekendOnline encyclopedia Wikipedia is investigating a DDoS attack that temporarily blocked access to several of its European and Middle Eastern...

Newb admits he ran Satori botnet that turned thousands of hacked devices into a 100Gbps+ DDoS-for-hire cannon
2019-09-05 00:47

One down, two to go The script kiddie at the center of the Satori botnet case has pleaded guilty.…

The changing face of DDoS attacks: Degraded performance instead of total takedown
2019-08-14 09:40

The number of DDoS attacks might be getting higher, but they are not all massive nor do they always trigger DDoS defenses. In fact, small-scale DDoS attacks are becoming more frequent and...

Mirai-Based Botnet Launches Massive DDoS Attack on Streaming Service
2019-07-26 10:59

A Mirai-based botnet has recently launched a massive, 13-day long distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on a single online service, Imperva reveals.  read more

83% have experienced a DDoS attack in the past two years, survey finds
2019-07-24 13:47

The ease with which DDoS attacks can be waged makes them particularly prevalent, with over half surveyed experiencing multiple attacks waged against their organization.

Attackers Turn Elasticsearch Databases Into DDoS Bots
2019-07-23 17:01

A recently detected attack campaign is attempting to ensnare Elasticsearch clusters into a distributed denial of service (DDoS) botnet, Trend Micro reports.  The multi-stage attacks leverage...