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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 attack on poker platform blows up tournaments
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

The well-known PokerStars platform was already the victim of a DDoS attack at the end of September. The disruption was so massive that close competitions had to be canceled and ongoing tournaments had to be terminated. No one knows why the attack took place - maybe someone lost too much? PokerStars has since deleted the information page on the DDoS attack. Maybe it wasn't considered good publicity. On the deleted page, PokerStars confirmed that DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks had caused "temporary website downtime." This was followed by the cancellation of dozens of tournaments, including all six WCOOP Main Events. DDoS attack: frustration...

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Multidimensional DDoS and traffic analysis in real time
Multidimensional DDoS and traffic analysis in real time

NETSCOUT, a leading provider of cybersecurity, service assurance and business analytics solutions, has introduced Arbor Insight, a new technology that, combined with Arbor Sightline, will dramatically improve threat detection, service delivery and network operator visibility in the evolving threat landscape improved and expanded. DDoS attack volumes continue to exceed pre-pandemic levels, and the threat surface to defend against is expanding. Network operators of all sizes therefore need full, multi-dimensional visibility into the traffic flowing over their networks in order to optimize their countermeasures. The new combined solution package from Sightline and Insight…

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DDoS flood attacks on video conferences 
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

While tools like Zoom, WebEx or Microsoft Teams have made business communication much easier during the pandemic, it also opens up a new gateway for cybercriminals for DDoS attacks, as flood attack protocols are used, according to Radware. Video conferencing systems work with the Real Time Protocol (RTP). RTP is based on the User Datagram Protocol (UDP), a protocol that offers neither guaranteed delivery of packets nor a mechanism for handling packets out of order. UDP is a connectionless protocol that uses datagrams embedded in IP packets to communicate without establishing a session between two…

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Underestimated Application Layer DDoS Attacks
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

With the rise of remote working, many organizations are embracing network architectures that allow data to be processed and stored closer to the data source. DDoS attacks on the application layer are often underestimated. Although much attention has been paid to mitigating network distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, it is crucial to also address application layer DDoS attacks, which can be of particular interest to attackers. “While DDoS attacks are well known, they should not be dismissed as the norm in the current attack landscape. Cybercriminals use the results of their application layer DDoS attacks to…

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Hacked security cameras used by DDoS botnet
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Security researchers have found a vulnerability in over 80.000 HIKvision security cameras. The company has been providing a firmware update for some time, but only a few have installed it. Cyber ​​gangsters are now using the cameras for their DDoS botnet. Security researchers have already discovered a vulnerability in over 80.000 Hikvision cameras over the past year that can easily be exploited. The error is defined in CVE-2021-36260 and was fixed by Hikvision via a firmware update in September 2021. But: According to a whitepaper published by CYFIRMA, thousands of systems used by 2.300 organizations in 100 countries always have the security update...

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Record: DDoS attack blocked with 46 million hits
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Google also offers the Cloud Armor service in its cloud services. This is intended to protect customers from DDoS attacks. In June, the network repelled the largest ever DDoS attack (layer 7) with 46 million requests per second. In recent years, Google has observed that distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are increasing exponentially in frequency and size. Today's internet-facing workloads are at constant risk of attack. The impact degrades the performance of legitimate users. In addition, there are increased operating and hosting costs up to the complete unavailability of business-critical workloads. 46 million hits PER second! At the…

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Medical device manufacturer medi paralyzed by cyber attack
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

The manufacturer of medical aids medi, based in Bayreuth, only greets its customers on the website with the information that the systems had to be shut down after a cyber attack. Since the website isn't working, there could have been a DDoS attack like the recent one at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce. The number of large medium-sized companies that have been victims of a cyber attack is getting longer and longer. Now it has hit medi, the manufacturer of medical aids based in Bayreuth, where the strategic business areas of medi Medical Phlebology, Orthopaedics, Lymphology, Wound Care and Footcare are located....

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IHK presumably the victim of a DDoS attack
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

A few days ago, the website of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) could only be reached by redirecting to the DIHK website. There, visitors were told of a hacker attack – presumably a DDoS attack. One comment Arctic Wolf. “Germany has the dubious honor of being one of the most affected countries in the world after the USA in terms of cyber attacks. Therefore, I am not surprised that the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) assumes a cyber attack. In this case, it appears to be a DDoS attack. Such attacks target websites…

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Solution for automatic DDoS attack mitigation
Solution for automatic DDoS attack mitigation

NETSCOUT announces a new solution for smarter and automated DDoS attack mitigation. An innovative approach uses global visibility and AI analytics to quickly respond to DDoS attacks and reduce operational overhead. NETSCOUT, a leading provider of cyber security, service assurance and business analytics solutions, announces the launch of a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) based solution. This allows customers to automatically and instantly block most DDoS attacks, simplifying operations and minimizing risk to their business. ATLAS Network with DDoS Monitor The solution leverages NETSCOUT's ATLAS network, an unmatched source for insight into DDOS attack activity...

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