In early January 2026, unusual Internet routing behaviour was observed involving AS8048, operated by CANTV, Venezuelaโs state-owned telecommunications provider. The anomalies were highlighted by...
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DDoS attacks disrupt Final Fantasy XIV Savage raid launch
The launch of Final Fantasy XIVโs latest Savage raid tier in patch 7.4 was disrupted by a sustained wave of DDoS attacks, primarily affecting North American gamers. While European and Japanese...
BGP Blackhole Automation for DDoS mitigation
In this article, we will discuss how the routing infrastructure, more specifically the BGP routing technique called โblackholingโ, can provide efficient mitigation for DDoS attacks. We will go...
Orange Polska mitigated a large multi-vector DDoS attack on Christmas Eve
Orange Polska mitigated a sizable DDoS attack on Christmas Eve, peaking at 1.5 Tbps. Orange Polska is the Polish national telecommunications operator and part of the Orange Group. The incident was...
Network Engineering Community News: December 2025
Welcome to Network Engineering Community News โ End of Year 2025 Hello from all of us at FastNetMon, your trusted partner in DDoS detection and mitigation. While the year is coming to a close,...
Kimwolf: possible Aisuru successor capable of multi-Tbps DDoS attacks
A new โsuper botnetโ Kimwolf reported by researchers Security researchers at XLab recently disclosed Kimwolf, a newly identified Android-based botnet that has allegedly infected more than 1.8...
DDoS attack disrupts La Poste services just before Christmas
DDoS News: Franceโs national postal service, La Poste, has confirmed that a DDoS attack disrupted its digital infrastructure, partially taking services offline and slowing parcel...
Solana reports stable network operation during sustained multi-terabit DDoS attack
On December 16, 2025, Solana reported that its network had been under a sustained DDoS attack for approximately a week, with traffic peaking near 6 Tbps. Solana described the event as...
Case Study: DDoS detection and automated mitigation at Link3 with FastNetMon
Case study summary As one of Bangladeshโs leading internet service providers, Link3 Technologies operates a high-traffic network that must remain stable and responsive under all conditions. To...
DDoS Defense by Design: Architecture That Survives When Everything Else Fails
This article is written by Herve Hildenbrand and was originally published on LinkedIn. Reposted with the authorโs permission. A DDoS attack almost ruined my 40th birthday. Not the...