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...
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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...
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...
New Mirai botnet targeting industrial routers with zero-day exploits
A new Mirai-based botnet that targets industrial routers has emerged. This botnet, discovered in February last year, has been growing in sophistication and now leverages previously unknown...
Mobile operator NTT Docomo affected by a DDoS attack
NTT Docomo, Japan's largest mobile operator was recently hit by a DDoS attack. On January 2nd, 2025 the company experienced significant network congestion from 05:27 to 16:10, impacting key services...
Surge in FICORA and CAPSAICIN botnet activity: Old D-Link vulnerabilities exploited in global attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have reported a surge in malicious activity involving the exploitation of old D-Link router vulnerabilities by two different botnets, FICORA and CAPSAICIN. These botnets...