by FastNetMon | Jan 27, 2026 | Blog, News & Media
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 | 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 | 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 | 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...
by FastNetMon | Jan 7, 2026 | Blog
The launch of Final Fantasy XIV’s latest Savage raid tier in patch 7.4 was disrupted by a sustained wave of DDoS attacks, primarily affecting North American gamers. While European and Japanese regions remained largely stable, players in the US experienced repeated...
