DDoS attack

NTT Docomo Hit by DDoS Attack, Services Disrupted for 11 HoursNTT Docomo Hit by DDoS Attack, Services Disrupted for 11 Hours

NTT Docomo Hit by DDoS Attack, Services Disrupted for 11 Hours

NTT Docomo, one of Japan’s leading telecommunications and IT service providers, experienced a massive disruption on January 2, 2025, after…

3 months ago
Hacktivist Groups Preparing for DDoS Attacks Targeting Paris OlympicsHacktivist Groups Preparing for DDoS Attacks Targeting Paris Olympics

Hacktivist Groups Preparing for DDoS Attacks Targeting Paris Olympics

Cyble Research & Intelligence Labs (CRIL) researchers have identified a cyber threat targeting the upcoming Paris Olympics. On June 23,…

9 months ago
Massive DDoS Attack Leveraged Zero-Day in HTTP/2 Rapid ResetMassive DDoS Attack Leveraged Zero-Day in HTTP/2 Rapid Reset

Massive DDoS Attack Leveraged Zero-Day in HTTP/2 Rapid Reset

Multiple Google services and Cloud users were allegedly the target of a unique HTTP/2-based DDoS attack.  The attack used a cutting-edge method…

1 year ago
Case Study: Blocking Botnet-Driven Low-Rate HTTP DDoS AttacksCase Study: Blocking Botnet-Driven Low-Rate HTTP DDoS Attacks

Case Study: Blocking Botnet-Driven Low-Rate HTTP DDoS Attacks

Indusface research on 1400+ websites recorded a significant surge in DDoS attacks and bot attacks during Q2, 2023, compared to…

2 years ago
Pro-Russian Actors Initiated A DDoS Attack Against Canadian OrganizationsPro-Russian Actors Initiated A DDoS Attack Against Canadian Organizations

Pro-Russian Actors Initiated A DDoS Attack Against Canadian Organizations

The Canadian government, banking, and transportation industries have recently been the targets of many distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.…

2 years ago
Microsoft Confirms Hacking of Outlook & OneDrive – Layer 7 DDoS AttacksMicrosoft Confirms Hacking of Outlook & OneDrive – Layer 7 DDoS Attacks

Microsoft Confirms Hacking of Outlook & OneDrive – Layer 7 DDoS Attacks

Recently, it's been confirmed by Microsoft that the current outage problems experienced by the following services of Microsoft were due…

2 years ago
Russian IT Guy Jailed for DDoSing Government WebsitesRussian IT Guy Jailed for DDoSing Government Websites

Russian IT Guy Jailed for DDoSing Government Websites

According to reports from the FSB (Federal Security Service) Department’s Press Service in Rostov Region, Yevgeny Kotikov, an IT specialist,…

2 years ago
FBI Seized 13 Websites that Offered DDoS-for-hire ServicesFBI Seized 13 Websites that Offered DDoS-for-hire Services

FBI Seized 13 Websites that Offered DDoS-for-hire Services

The FBI has been coordinating Operation PowerOFF since 2018, aiming to disrupt the DDoS-for-hire service infrastructures worldwide.  As part of…

2 years ago
Hackers Shifting DDoS Attacks to VPS Infrastructure for Increased PowerHackers Shifting DDoS Attacks to VPS Infrastructure for Increased Power

Hackers Shifting DDoS Attacks to VPS Infrastructure for Increased Power

Cloudflare released a threat report for DDoS of Q1 2023, showing that cyber threat actors use VPS-based attack vectors instead…

2 years ago