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44.000 DDoS attacks daily in the first half of 2023
44.000 DDoS attacks daily in the first half of 2023

DDoS attacks have increased rapidly. The reason for this is both world events such as the Ukraine war and the expansion of mobile phone networks. The DDoS Threat Intelligence Report for H1 2023 does not show good development. Cybercriminals launched around 2023 million distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in the first half of 7,9, a 31% increase compared to the previous year. This is what the “DDoS Threat Intelligence Report” for the first half of 2023 from NETSCOUT revealed. DDoS attacks on Sweden and Finland after NATO bid Global events such as the Russia-Ukraine war and NATO accession negotiations have accelerated the growth of…

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DDoS attacks, carpet bombing, DNS water torture
DDoS attacks, carpet bombing, DNS water torture

As the new NETSCOUT Threat Intelligence Report shows, attackers are continuing cyberattacks with greater precision and innovative attack methods. TCP-based, DNS water torture and carpet bombing attacks in particular dominate the DDoS threat landscape. NETSCOUT announced the results of its Threat Intelligence Report for the first half of 2022. The results show how sophisticated and successful cybercriminals have become in circumventing defenses using new DDoS attack vectors and other methods. ATLAS DDoS Attack Statistics NETSCOUT's Active Level Threat Analysis System (ATLAS™) collects DDoS attack statistics from most ISPs, major data centers, government and corporate networks worldwide. This data provides information about…

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DDoS: Attacks in Q3 2021 - IT infrastructure providers in their sights
DDoS: Attacks in Q3 2021 - IT infrastructure providers in their sights

DDoS attacks were more dangerous than ever in the 3rd quarter of 2021. The flood of attacks was unbroken, the attacks were broad and complex. Operators of digital infrastructures were particularly targeted. Link11, the leading European IT security provider in the field of cyber resilience, has published new figures from its network on the development of the DDoS risk: The number of DDoS attacks is still at a very high level in the 3rd quarter of 2021. After an increase of 2% compared to the same period of the previous year had already shown in Q2021 19, the number of attacks rose ...

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