DDoS attacks on unprotected 5G and IoT devices
The drastic increase in 5G devices in Germany, Austria and Switzerland offers an attractive target for modern complex DDoS attacks. The number of 5G mobile devices for home use and also for Internet of Things (IoT) devices is expected to see a massive increase of 12.720 percent - from 12,6 million in 2019 to an expected 1,6 billion by the end of 2023. Wireless telecommunications: 79 percent more DDoS attacks This growth plays into the hands of cyber criminals: insufficiently protected 5G and IoT devices represent potential network access points, can be hacked by cyber attackers, added to a botnet and then used for…