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Massive DDoS attacks lasting more than an hour increased 487% in 2019
2019-05-21 14:14

After decreasing in 2018, the number of DDoS attacks jumped up in Q1 2019, according to Kaspersky Lab. Here's how to stay safe.

Electrum DDoS Botnet Builds Army of 150,000 Hosts
2019-05-01 18:07

A botnet targeting the users of the popular Electrum Bitcoin wallet managed to ensnare more than 150,000 hosts at its peak, Malwarebytes security researchers say.  read more

The latest DDoS attacks are mostly multi-vector and morph over time
2019-04-25 06:15

DDoS attacks continue to be an effective means to distract and confuse security teams while inflicting serious damage to brands, according to Neustar. Also, when comparing Q1 2019 vs. Q1 2018, the...

Major DDoS attacks increased 967% this year
2019-04-24 13:00

DDoS attacks sized 100Gbps and higher exploded in Q1 2019, with 77% of all attacks targeting two or more vectors.

Rogue Waves: Preparing the Internet for the Next Mega DDoS Attack
2019-04-15 12:07

Why many attack techniques can be reused – but organizations can't defend against them.

Large-scale DDoS Attack Abuses HTML's Hyperlink Audit Ping Facility
2019-04-15 10:05

A new type of DDoS attack that abuses the HTML5 Ping-based hyperlink auditing feature has been detected following a major attack emanating from primarily Chinese-speaking mobile users of the...

The correlation between DDoS attacks and cryptomining
2019-04-15 05:30

There is a direct correlation between cryptocurrency and DDoS attacks. As the price of cryptocurrency dropped in 2018, leading to decreased profits from cryptomining, hackers on the black market...

Why digital transformation could open you up to a DDoS attack
2019-03-21 12:58

One hour of downtime from a DDoS attack costs an average of $221,837 globally, according to Netscout.

FBI crackdown on DDoS-for-hire sites led to 85% slash in attack sizes
2019-03-21 10:42

According to a new report, average and maximum DDoS attack sizes decreased by 85.36% and 23.91%.