"DDoS for hire" - how anyone can pay to take down a website You donโt need to be a hacker to launch a cyberattack anymore. These days anyone with ยฃ20 and a few minutes can rent a tool online and...
Year: 2025
Russian railways RZD app crashes in major cyber disruption
On 1 April, Russiaโs state-owned railway RZD was hit by a DDoS attack that knocked its website and mobile app offline.โจ No tickets, no timetables, just timeout errorsโจ The disruption began Tuesday...
Fact & Fiction of X DDoS Attack: DDoS professionals comment
What can we learn from the alleged high-profile cyber attack? Earlier this month, social media platform X (formerly Twitter) experienced a major DDoS attack that caused intermittent outages for...
DDoS defence for hosting providers
Understanding DDoS Attacks from the hosting providerโs point of view As the backbone of the internet, hosting providers are pivotal in defending against DDoS attacks. Their ability to maintain the...
OnlyFangs disbands after WoW intense DDoS attacks โ what it says about gaming security in 2025
One of World of Warcraft Hardcoreโs most watched guilds, OnlyFangs, has officially disbanded โ not because of in-game failure, but due to repeated DDoS attacks. The group, made up of streamers and...
Event Wrap – CloudFest 2025
CloudFest 2025, hosted from March 17-20 at Europa Park in Rust, Germany, brought together over 11,000 cloud industry professionals from across the globe. This year's event was the largest to date,...
CO.ZA domains disrupted by a DDoS attack
A major DDoS attack hit South Africaโs CO.ZA domain services, leaving businesses and users unable to access websites linked to the countryโs most widely used domain. The ZA Registry Consortium...
Event Recap: Red Button DDoS Day 2025
Last Thursday, March 20th, we had the privilege of attending Red Buttonโs DDoS Day 2025, an exclusive event hosted at the iconic House of Lords in the United Kingdom. As DDoS attacks grow in number...
Event Recap: CLNOG 2025
On 21 March 2025, we had the pleasure of attending CLNOG 2025, held in Santiago, Chile. This event brought together network operators and industry experts from across the region, highlighting...
DDoS attack cause another DigiD outage in the Netherlands
Imagine trying to file your taxes or access your medical records, only to find the system completely down. Thatโs what happened with DigiD, the Dutch governmentโs login system. Twice. A large DDoS...