How hard is it to launch a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack? Arguably, the hacktivist collective Anonymous has made launching DDoS attacks look easy, due to its high-profile DDoS campaigns ...

Researchers at Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Telecom Paris (INFRES) have created a new computational method that could detect Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks more efficiently and ...

The researchers first detected the tool, a newer version of the Russkill bot known as Dirt Jumper, as it was executing DDoS attacks against two Russian Web sites -- a gaming website, and a site used ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Lizard Squad, the “hacker” group best known for attacking Microsoft’s ...

Recipients of new game consoles this holiday season were robbed of their holiday gaming when a group of internet miscreants known as Lizard Squad launched a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS ...

In the cat-and-mouse game between DDoS hackers and defenders, it seems protection vendors have made great progress in the past year - particularly in the realm of application-layer attacks.

Be careful when downloading a tool to cyber-target Russia: It could be an infostealer wolf dressed in sheep’s clothing that grabs your cryptocurrency info instead. Looking to cyber-hassle Russia, ...

Online mapping and journalism tool Liveuamap has reportedly been hit by a DDOS, or distributed denial of service, as it was covering Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It is unclear who launched the DDOS, ...

Anonymous is building a bigger, more vicious weapon to replace its current DDoS tool. The new attack program, called #RefRef, is being developed in time for the Blackhat conference in Las Vegas and ...

Network professionals know that distributed denial-of-service attacks are an ever-growing danger. The recent assault on Twitter is just the latest evidence. Using a mushrooming array of advanced tools ...

U.S. authorities have filed charges against two Sudanese nationals involved in a major Distributed-Denial-of-Service (DDoS) cybercrime network, linked to the group “Anonymous Sudan” according to a ...

As 2022 draws to a close, Ramil Khantimirov, CEO and co-founder StormWall, shared his views on the global trends affecting DDoS attacks, the motivations of hackers today and the main threats relating ...