Speculation of a cyber attack and data centre vulnerability raises concerns amidst a blackout in southern Europe In a dramatic turn of events, a widespread power outage has left millions ...
Dutch payment processor experiences multiple DDoS attacks in one day An evening of false starts Just after 7 p.m. on 8 April, diners in Dutch cafés and shoppers across Europe ...
Evolution of DDoS: From single PCs to Terabit floods Twenty‑five years ago a teenager with a dial‑up modem discovered he could knock Yahoo! offline by hammering it with junk traffic. ...
The notorious cybercrime marketplace BreachForums has gone offline once more, but this time, no one’s quite sure who’s behind it. While some suspect another FBI takedown, a group calling itself ...
What’s the difference between DoS, DDoS, RDoS, and how to prevent these cyberattacks? Not all cyberattacks are created equal. If you’ve ever heard terms like DoS, DDoS or RDoS and ...
Late March, a well-known Dutch web hosting provider, Argeweb, found itself under fire from a DDoS attack that spiralled into a week-long struggle to stay online. What started as a ...
“DDoS for hire” – how anyone can pay to take down a website You don’t need to be a hacker to launch a cyberattack anymore. These days anyone with £20 ...
On 1 April, Russia’s state-owned railway RZD was hit by a DDoS attack that knocked its website and mobile app offline. No tickets, no timetables, just timeout errors The disruption ...
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 users ...
Understanding DDoS Attacks from the hosting provider’s point of view As the backbone of the internet, hosting providers are pivotal in defending against DDoS attacks. Their ability to maintain the ...