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In the third quarter of 2026, Cloudflare successfully mitigated 18.2 million network-layer distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. This increase indicates a…
Multiple waves of DDoS attacks disrupted North Korea’s internet infrastructure this week, intermittently knocking over 40 official websites offline for…
Ubuntu and Canonical's websites experienced a sustained DDoS attack, disrupting access to public websites and security information services for four…
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…
A newly observed IoT malware family dubbed KATARU targets internet-exposed devices through Telnet credential brute-forcing, then attempts to gain root…
A newly analyzed Linux malware sample, dubbed Tengu, combines Mirai-style botnet tradecraft with broad persistence, DDoS, SSH probing, and proxy…
A newly identified Linux botnet dubbed Evooo1Bot is targeting vulnerable internet-facing routers, edge appliances, cameras, and enterprise systems, combining Mirai-derived…
Cloudflare has mitigated 23.2 million network-layer DDoS attacks and stopped 29.64 trillion HTTP DDoS requests during the first half of…
A decentralized network of pro-Iran hacktivist groups is intensifying cyber operations against critical infrastructure, government entities, technology providers, and organizations…
A distributed denial-of-service attack targeted a major user-generated content platform, generating an astonishing 2.45 billion malicious requests in just 5…