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Threat Report H2-2023: Botnets, Ransomware, DDoS 
Threat Report H2-2023: Botnets, Ransomware, DDoS

The second half of 2023 was characterized by classic threats such as DDoS attacks and ransomware, but also by the sudden disappearance of the busy botnet Mozi. In addition, the API keys of ChatGPT users are at risk. The ESET Threat Report H2 2023. In the new ESET Threat Report H2 2023, the European IT security manufacturer presents these and other threats as well as trends in the global threat landscape from June to November 2023. The aim of the report is to raise awareness of the biggest cyber threats and provide information about current risks. For more information, see ESET Threat Report H2…

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Cyber ​​attacks on the city of Frankfurt and the university clinic
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

While the city of Frankfurt and its digital offerings and website were brought to their knees by a DDoS attack a few days ago, there was also a hacker attack on the Uniklink Frankfurt, which then cut off all internet connections and is now barely accessible. A DDoS attack is one of the oldest types of attacks on the Internet, but it is still effective. The city of Frankfurt now also felt this. Their digital systems and homepage were massively overloaded for hours and therefore unavailable. According to various media, the website of Nuremberg and...

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DDoS: Protection against cyberattacks with automated real-time analysis
DDoS: Protection against cyberattacks with automated real-time analysis

NETSCOUT has introduced its Adaptive DDoS Protection for its Arbor® Threat Mitigation System (TMS). The system improves the detection of distributed attacks that dynamically change vectors and target numerous IP addresses simultaneously, including carpet bombing. NETSCOUT ASERT, the company's expert security research and DDoS attack defense team, has documented a significant increase in dynamic distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks that utilize multiple vectors and techniques to attack botnet-based, direct-to-consumer attacks. To launch path, state exhaustion and application layer attacks. These are designed to bypass traditional static network and cloud-based DDoS defenses. Carpet bombing attacks have increased by more than 110%...

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Adaptive DDoS protection fends off dynamic DDoS attacks
Adaptive DDoS protection fends off dynamic DDoS attacks - Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

DDoS specialist NETSCOUT has released the latest version of Arbor Edge Defense (AED), which includes a new ML-based Adaptive DDoS Protection. This secures companies, reduces risks and costly network downtime. According to NETSCOUT's latest DDoS Threat Intelligence Report, a new breed of dynamic DDoS attacks that leverage multiple vectors and techniques to launch botnet-based, direct-path, state-exhaustion, and application-layer attacks, and designed to bypass conventional static network and cloud-based DDoS mitigation increased significantly. DDoS Attacks Increasingly Dynamic Any company today is seriously at risk if there is no effective DDoS solution in front of…

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DDoS plus 16.800 percent: Pro-Russian Killnet group vs. USA
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Attacks by the pro-Russian Killnet group led to a 2022 percent increase in DDoS attacks against the US National Security Sector by the end of 16.815. This is what the ASERT research team reported to NETSCOUT. Linked to the pro-Russian Killnet group, there was a massive 2022 percent spike in DDoS attacks against the US national security sector in the second half of 16.815, with attack spikes recorded on the day US President Biden and French President Macron publicly reaffirmed their support for Ukraine at the G7 summit. Also in Germany it happened...

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DDoS traffic: 436 billion gigabits in one day
DDoS traffic: 436 billion gigabits in one day

DDoS attacks continue to be a popular means of cyberattacks. Netscout recorded 436 petabit DDoS traffic in one day, that's 436 billion gigabits! From 2019 to 2022, DDoS attacks increased by almost 500 percent. NETSCOUT presents the results of the 5th Anniversary Edition of the DDoS Threat Intelligence Report, which point to a wave of novel multi-vector attacks. Cyber ​​criminals aim to directly block the digital communication of the target organizations through attacks at the application level and through botnets. Overall, the number of DDoS attacks has increased since the first report in 2005...

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High-end platforms against DDoS 
Traffic: high-end platforms against DDoS

Radware introduces a powerful new series of six defense platforms against cyber attacks and DDoS called DefensePro X. Also new is the Radware Cyber ​​Controller, a state-of-the-art management, security operations and orchestration system. The next-generation solution combines unprecedented performance and DDoS protection with improved usability and visibility to protect against increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. Built-in, automated protection algorithms mitigate encrypted attacks, DNS floods, and DDoS attacks at the application layer (L7) in real time. The DefensePro X line offers five new hardware platforms and one virtual platform with a wide range of DDoS protection features to…

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2022: DDoS attacks increased and continue to increase 
2022: DDoS attacks increased and continue to increase

Analysis of 2022 data shows malicious DDoS attacks increased by 150%.Radware has released its 2022 Global Threat Analysis Report. The full year report draws on network and application attack intelligence from Radware's cloud and managed services, the Global Deception Network and the Threat Research Team. "More is the operative word for the global threat landscape in 2022," said Pascal Geenens, Director of Threat Intelligence at Radware. “Compared to 2021, not only were there more DDoS attacks in number, but they were also more powerful, more frequent…

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Largest DDoS attack ever on Cloudflare network
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Cyber ​​security company Cloudflare has detected and repelled dozens of DDoS attacks. Most attacks peaked at between 50 and 70 million requests per second (rps), with the largest attack exceeding 71 million rps. A few weeks ago, strangers attacked Cloudflare's network. However, the CDN provider was able to fend off the DDoS attack without further failures and redirected the requests to its large scrubbing center. These can easily record and analyze the attacks and sort out and block the malicious requests. However, normal requests to a page are forwarded. DDoS as a standard weapon DDoS is one of the oldest…

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Catastrophic cyber event in the next two years?
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

A report by the World Economic Forum shows that cyber officials and executives expect a catastrophic cyber event in the next two years. The World Economic Forum – WEF 2023 cites global geopolitical instability. About 93 percent of cyber leaders and 86 percent of executives believe it is “moderately likely” or “very likely” that global geopolitical instability will result in a large-scale, catastrophic cyber event in the next two years. This emerges from the recently published report "Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2023" by the World Economic Forum. Russia-Ukraine War Fuels DDoS Attacks Among the cyberattacks that have emerged as a result of…

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