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On the Internet, a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is one in which a multitude of compromised systems attack a single target, thereby causing denial of service for users of the targeted system.

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Latest News and Features

PHP Servers and IoT Devices Face Growing Cyber-Attack Risks

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Ransomware Group “Trinity of Chaos” Launches Data Leak Site

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Phishing Dominates EU-Wide Intrusions, says ENISA

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ENISA reveals phishing and vulnerability exploitation accounted for majority of intrusions in past year

API Threats Surge to 40,000 Incidents in 1H 2025

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Thales claims there were over 40,000 API incidents in the first half of 2025

New Chaos Ransomware Emerges, Launches Wave of Attacks

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Cloudflare Blocks Record-Breaking 7.3 Tbps DDoS Attack

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Cyber Fattah Leaks Data from Saudi Games in Alleged Iranian Operation

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DDoS Attacks on Financial Sector Surge in Scale and Sophistication

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FBI Warns Smart Home Users of Badbox 2.0 Botnet Threat

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Hacktivism Reborn: How a Fading Cyber Threat Has Become a Modern Battleground

Opinion

Google's Daniel Kapellmann Zafra discusses the growth of a new set of hacktivist groups, and the threat they pose to organizations

White Papers

Gcore Radar: DDoS Attack Trends Q3 to Q4, 2023

White Paper

State of Cybersecurity Report 2022

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The Economics of Web Application Pen Test

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On-Demand Webinars

  • Experiencing a DDoS Simulation to Enhance Defenses
  • How to Navigate the Evolving DDoS Attack Landscape
  • The Infosecurity Magazine End of Year Xmas Quiz (Feat. The Beer Farmers)
  • How a Threat Response Unit Unmasks a Hacker
  • Securing Cyber-Attack Vulnerabilities From Your Supply Chain
  • Securing Your System Against the Next DDoS Attack
  • Protecting Your Enterprise from the Threat of Email Attacks
  • How to Prepare for the Worst DDoS with the Best Defense
  • How IoT Enabled a DDoS, and How to Avoid Being Part of It
  • Addressing the Security Risks of Negligent Insiders

Podcasts

  • Into Security Podcast - Episode 8

More news and features

Hacktivist Attacks on India Overstated Amid APT36 Espionage Threat

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Criminal Proxy Network Infects Thousands of IoT Devices

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DDoS-for-Hire Network Dismantled in International Operation

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DDoS Blamed as X Suffers Multiple Outages

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OpenSSH Flaws Expose Systems to Critical Attacks

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Significant OpenSSH flaws are exposing systems to man-in-the-middle and denial-of service attacks

Pro-Russia Hackers NoName057(16) Hit Italian Banks and Airports

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DDoS Attack Volume and Magnitude Continues to Soar

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58% of Ransomware Victims Forced to Shut Down Operations

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A Ponemon Institute survey highlighted the growing impact of ransomware attacks on victims’ revenue and reputation

Cloudflare Mitigates Record-Breaking 5.6Tbps DDoS Attack

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Cloudflare warns of a surge in hyper-volumetric DDoS after revealing it stopped a massive 5.6Tbps attack

New Mirai Malware Variant Targets AVTECH Cameras, Huawei Routers

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Blogs

Anatomy of a Service Desk Social Engineering Attack

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How to Use a Password Audit to Improve Your Cybersecurity

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