We just visited the RIPE SEE regional meeting in Belgrade, Serbia, now organised for the 14th time. More than 200 attendees from across the South East Europe Internet community gathered for two days...
FastNetMon Blog: DDoS News & Network Security Insights
FastNetMon Blog brings you the latest DDoS news, expert analysis, and technical insights on DDoS attacks and network security. As the leading source for DDoS-related content, we cover new threats, attack trends, and protection strategies. Our articles are written for network engineers, security teams, and tech professionals who want to stay ahead of evolving cyber threats. Follow us for updates, how-to guides, and research from the front lines of DDoS defence.
Mastodon says flagship mastodon.social server hit by DDoS attack
Mastodon says its primary public instance, mastodon.social, was targeted by a DDoS attack on 20 April 2026, causing intermittent outages and rendering the service inaccessible for some users. The...
Bluesky hit by prolonged DDoS attack causing widespread outages
Bluesky has confirmed that a recent wave of outages affecting its app and website was caused by a sophisticated DDoS attack that disrupted several core platform services between 15 and 17 April...
Europol-backed Operation PowerOFF targets DDoS-for-hire ecosystem, contacts 75,000+ users
A coordinated international law enforcement action supported by Europol has targeted the global DDoS-for-hire ecosystem, identifying more than 75,000 users involved in launching attacks. The...
Installation and configuration of FastNetMon: simple on the surface, deeply configurable underneath
We often hear the same feedback from FastNetMon users: It’s simple, it just works, and it does exactly what it’s supposed to do: detect DDoS attacks and launch mitigation actions. That’s not by...
Alleged DDoS-for-hire operator behind Fluxstress arrested in Thailand
Thai authorities have arrested a 27-year-old German national suspected of operating major DDoS-for-hire platforms, following a multi-year international investigation involving European law...
The Strait of Hormuz & Beyond: Cables, conflict and connectivity analysed
Introduction: The Strait of Hormuz and Gulf Connectivity While the world watches the Strait of Hormuz for its energy impact, for network engineers, the story runs deeper. This narrow waterway is a...
Significant DDoS disruption affects Russian state telecom and online services
On 6 April 2026, Russian state-run telecommunications provider Rostelecom was hit by a large-scale DDoS attack, affecting internet access, online banking, and government platforms across 30 major...
Case Pentanet: Real-Time DDoS Detection at the Edge
Introduction For network engineers running ISP infrastructure, DDoS activity does not always present as an obvious incident. Instead, unusual traffic patterns may only become visible during later...
FastNetMon Advanced now supports PagerDuty integration
FastNetMon Advanced now supports sending attack notifications directly to PagerDuty, enabling organisations to route DDoS detection events into their existing incident response workflows. Teams...