Introduction to BGP Flow Spec The frequency and scale of DDoS attacks are continuing to rise. Incidents involving hundreds of gigabits are becoming increasingly routine, and organisations face...
Year: 2025
DeepSeek DDoS Attacks Explained – what really happened?
DeepSeek, a rising name in artificial intelligence, has faced large-scale DDoS attacks since its reasoning model was released on January 20th. The attack came just as the company was experiencing a...
Large Scale Carpet-Bombing DDoS Attacks Targeted Critical Infrastructure in Japan
Recent large-scale carpet-bomb DDoS attacks in Japan have showed the evolving risks facing critical infrastructure. Unlike traditional DDoS attacks that overwhelm specific servers, carpet-bombing...
Aquabot Botnet Exploits Mitel Phone Vulnerability for DDoS Attacks
A new Mirai botnet variant, Aquabot, is making the rounds, exploiting a flaw in Mitel phones to launch DDoS attacks. The vulnerability, CVE-2024-41710, impacts Mitelโs 6800, 6900, and 6900w Series...
Event Recap – TRNOG 2025
On January 28, 2025, FastNetMon had the privilege of attending the inaugural TRNOG event in Ankara, a significant gathering for the Turkish Network Operators Group. This non-profit community of...
Network Engineering Community News: November 2025
Network Engineering Community News โ FastNetMon Welcome to our Network Engineering Community News! Hi from FastNetMon! November came with plenty to talk about. Weโve got a standout guest post from...
Cybercriminals Leverage Zero-Day Vulnerability to Launch AIRASHI DDoS Botnet
Recent reports have revealed a serious network security issue: hackers exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Cambium Networks cnPilot routers to deploy the AIRASHI variant of the AISURU botnet....
NoName057(16) target Swiss institutions amid World Economic Forum
Swiss institutions have recently been targeted by a series of DDoS attacks orchestrated by the pro-Russian hacker group "NoName057(16)." This collective is known for its strategic overload attacks,...
Institutions in The Netherlands affected by DDoS attacks: Several universities and government login service impacted
Several Dutch universities and the government login service DigiD have recently been targeted with DDoS attacks. The connection between the incidents is not clear nor the culprit of the attacks have...
Case Study: A leading mobile carrier enhancing network security with FastNetMon blocklist-based filtering
Case study - FastNetMon block list based filtering in telecommunications Download Background A leading global telecommunications company, with a significant presence in Ireland, faced increasing...