by FastNetMon | Dec 6, 2024 | Blog
Despite being one of the oldest types of cyberattacks, Distributed Denial of Service attacks still remain the most common cyber threat for organisations. Over the course of years, the attackers’ aim has not changed: to overwhelm and disrupt online services,...
by FastNetMon | Dec 4, 2024 | Blog
The Korean National Police Agency has arrested the CEO and five employees of a South Korean company for a peculiar cybercrime. The company has been manufacturing and exporting a large number of satellite receivers with embedded Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)...
by FastNetMon | Nov 27, 2024 | Blog
The Matrix Botnet, a threat actor linked to a widespread DDoS campaign has been uncovered by security researchers. The botnet is exploiting vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in Internet of Things (IoT) devices. This operation seems to be a comprehensive one-stop...
by FastNetMon | Nov 13, 2024 | Blog
On Sunday November 10th, a DDoS attack caused widespread disruption to credit card readers across Israel, affecting several payment systems in supermarkets and gas stations. The incident, which lasted approximately an hour, targeted the communications services of...
by FastNetMon | Nov 12, 2024 | Blog
In recent weeks, South Korea has found itself at the center of a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, coinciding with heightened geopolitical tensions. The South Korean President’s Office has reported an uptick in cyber-attacks from politically...
by FastNetMon | Nov 6, 2024 | Blog
Last week several UK councils experienced outages on their websites, with some even knocked offline or rendered inaccessible to users, due to a series of DDoS attacks. The cyber onslaught targeted various local authorities and other organisations, including small...
