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...
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.
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...
CloudFest 2026 – Event Recap
From March 23–26, the FastNetMon team attended CloudFest 2026, one of the largest global gatherings for the internet infrastructure industry, held at the ever-so-fun Europa-Park in Germany....
Unusual Large-Scale Outbound DDoS Activity Observed Across Indian Networks
We are tracking a significant surge in outbound DDoS activity originating from residential broadband networks across India. Over the last 72 hours, traffic analysis indicates abnormal outbound UDP...
FastNetMon Advanced Adds Support for Debian 13
FastNetMon Advanced now officially supports Debian 13 (Trixie), enabling deployment on the latest stable release of one of the most widely used Linux distributions in server and network...
Aisuru and KimWolf disrupted, but the botnet cycle continues
Record-breaking botnets disrupted as a new challenger quietly appears March 19, 2026, international law enforcement announced one of the largest coordinated disruptions of IoT DDoS infrastructure to...
FastNetMon and IP Infusion introduce automated DDoS protection with OcNOS + FastNetMon
FastNetMon and IP Infusion are collaborating to deliver an open, standards-based DDoS protection solution built on IP Infusion’s OcNOS network operating system and the FastNetMon traffic analysis...