by FastNetMon | Feb 1, 2026 | FastNetMon Blog, Featured
Another DDoS record has been reported, and once again, it is the same botnet setting it. In late January 2026, Cloudflare disclosed details of what is now the largest publicly reported DDoS attack to date, an incident that occurred in December 2025 and peaked at 31.4...
by FastNetMon | Jan 27, 2026 | Case studies, FastNetMon Blog, Press & Newsroom
Introduction DDoS attacks have long been a thorn in the side of network operators—but AMS-IX faced a particularly unusual challenge. Unlike the massive volumetric attacks that make headlines, the attacks targeting their management network were low-bandwidth but...
by FastNetMon | Jan 19, 2026 | FastNetMon Blog
One of the largest DDoS botnet operations observed in recent years may be facing sustained disruption after hundreds of command-and-control (C2) servers linked to the Aisuru and Kimwolf botnets were taken offline. According to research published by Lumen’s...
by FastNetMon | Jan 14, 2026 | FastNetMon Blog
The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) has reported that its website has been targeted by a large-scale DDoS attack, slowing access and making it difficult for readers to reach its investigative reporting. According to OCCRP, the attack began on...
by FastNetMon | Jan 9, 2026 | FastNetMon Blog, Featured
In early January 2026, unusual Internet routing behaviour was observed involving AS8048, operated by CANTV, Venezuela’s state-owned telecommunications provider. The anomalies were highlighted by Graham Helton, a red team engineer writing on his blog Low End...
