Cyber Security News
Hackers Launch Over 18 Million DDoS Attacks in Three Months, Cloudflare Reports
In the third quarter of 2026, Cloudflare successfully mitigated 18.2 million network-layer distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. This increase indicates a trend among attackers who now favor short, frequent disruptions...
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North Korea Hit by Multiple Waves of DDoS Attacks, Knocking Over 40 Websites Offline
Multiple waves of DDoS attacks disrupted North Korea’s internet infrastructure this week, intermittently knocking over 40 official websites offline for about 32 hours.
Network...
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DDoS Attack Takes Ubuntu Websites and Security Services Offline for Over 4 Hours
Ubuntu and Canonical's websites experienced a sustained DDoS attack, disrupting access to public websites and security information services for four hours and 12 minutes....
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FBI Seizes NightmareStresser DDoS-for-Hire Domains Used in Hundreds of Thousands of Attacks
The FBI has seized internet domains linked to NightmareStresser, a long-standing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)-for-hire platform allegedly used to launch hundreds of thousands of attacks...
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New IoT Malware Uses Public Linux Exploits to Gain Root and Launch DDoS Attacks
A newly observed IoT malware family dubbed KATARU targets internet-exposed devices through Telnet credential brute-forcing, then attempts to gain root privileges with publicly available...
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Tengu Mirai-Style Linux Bot Hides as Kernel Worker to Launch DDoS and Proxy Attacks
A newly analyzed Linux malware sample, dubbed Tengu, combines Mirai-style botnet tradecraft with broad persistence, DDoS, SSH probing, and proxy capabilities.
The stripped 32-bit...
Botnet
Evooo1Bot Turns Compromised Routers Into DDoS Bots and Anonymous Proxy Nodes
A newly identified Linux botnet dubbed Evooo1Bot is targeting vulnerable internet-facing routers, edge appliances, cameras, and enterprise systems, combining Mirai-derived DDoS capabilities with proxy...
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Cloudflare Mitigates 23.2 Million DDoS Attacks as 1 Tbps Attacks Surge 519%
Cloudflare has mitigated 23.2 million network-layer DDoS attacks and stopped 29.64 trillion HTTP DDoS requests during the first half of 2026.
This underscores a...
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Pro-Iran Hacktivist Groups Launch DDoS and Hack-and-Leak Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure
A decentralized network of pro-Iran hacktivist groups is intensifying cyber operations against critical infrastructure, government entities, technology providers, and organizations perceived as aligned with...
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Massive DDoS Attack Generates 2.45 Billion Requests Using 1.2 Million IP Addresses
A distributed denial-of-service attack targeted a major user-generated content platform, generating an astonishing 2.45 billion malicious requests in just 5 hours.
Security provider DataDome...
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Operation PowerOFF Knocks Out 75,000 DDoS Attackers and Over 50 Service Domains
A major international law enforcement campaign has hit the DDoS-for-hire ecosystem, warning more than 75,000 suspected users and disrupting the infrastructure that helped power...