The 7.3Tbps attack amounted to 37.4 terabytes of junk traffic that hit the target in just 45 seconds. That's an almost incomprehensible amount of data, equivalent to more than 9,300 full-length HD ...

Given the worldwide prevalence of DDoS attacks, the actual cost in dollars and jobs is far higher. Now, let's bring this back to the discussion of legitimate form of protest vs. terrorism.

Are DDoS attacks an effective form of protest? We asked the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, security researchers and Anonymous members.

DDoS is a form of cyber attack in which multiple computers, or "bots," are simultaneously engaged by an attacker to make a large number of requests to an Internet server beyond the server's capacity.

AI Adoption and IoT Proliferation Fuel 82% Spike in DDoS Attacks in 2024, According to Zayo New data reveals growing frequency and sophistication of DDoS attacks - costing businesses nearly a ...

DDoS ransom attacks on the rise Primarily, the report highlights a rise in ransom-related DDoS attacks, by which extortion demands are issued against organisations.

Anonymous has set up a WhiteHouse.gov online petition to try and make distributed denial of service attacks a protected form of free speech. The group of hacktivists argues that the practise is ...

Internet security company Imperva has announced its DDoS (distributed denial of service) mitigation solution has broken a new record, defending against a single attack that sent over 25.3 billion ...