by FastNetMon | Jul 30, 2025 | Blog
How bandwidth-focused DDoS campaigns work—and why they’re still effective at scale Volumetric DDoS attacks remain one of the most common and disruptive forms of denial-of-service activity across the internet. Despite evolving tactics, the core objective is the same:...
by FastNetMon | Jul 29, 2025 | Blog
AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) has recently uncovered a wave of malicious activity involving the SVF Botnet, a lightweight yet capable Python-based malware used to launch DDoS attacks via compromised Linux SSH servers. The campaign highlights the...
by FastNetMon | Jul 25, 2025 | Blog
A practical breakdown of DDoS attack vectors, built for network operators When your NOC wallboard lights up red, you don’t have 5 seconds. And if you’re relying on manual triage at that point, it is a tough job. Ideally, you’ve preloaded mitigation rules for the most...
by FastNetMon | Jul 23, 2025 | Blog
On July 21, 2025, the Hungarian National Investigation Bureau’s Cybercrime Investigation Unit announced the arrest of a 23-year-old suspect behind a series of coordinated DDoS attacks targeting the International Press Institute (IPI) and over 40 independent media...
by FastNetMon | Jul 16, 2025 | Blog
In a major win for cybersecurity defenders across Europe, Europol and Eurojust have successfully coordinated an international operation—Operation Eastwood—to disrupt the infrastructure and operations of the pro-Russian hacktivist group NoName057(16). This group has...
by FastNetMon | Jul 15, 2025 | Blog
The Modern Era: from modular loaders to multi-vector flood engines As defenders have become more aware of the classic tactics used by earlier botnets like BASHLITE, Mirai, and GameOver Zeus, threat actors have shifted focus to more resilient and evasive designs. In...
