Aquabotv3 is actively exploiting a known vulnerability in Mitel devices to include them in its botnet, according to Akamai's Security Intelligence and Response Team.

By Taryn Plumb

Jan 29, 2025 5 mins

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Spooks of the internet came alive this Halloween

Cloudflare thwarted the largest ever reported DDoS attack on one of its ISP customers.

By Shweta Sharma

Jan 22, 2025 3 mins

BotnetsDDoSSecurity

ChatGPT API flaws could allow DDoS, prompt injection attacks

A researcher found an OpenAI development oversight that could allow attackers to launch DDoS attacks on unsuspecting businesses.

By Shweta Sharma

Jan 21, 2025 3 mins

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Arelion employs NETSCOUT Arbor DDoS protection products

This ensures its global customers with secure access to Arelion’s #1 ranked global internet backbone

By NETSCOUT

Apr 8, 2026 6 mins

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New Mirai botnet targets industrial routers

Security researchers warn of a new variant of the Mirai botnet. Attackers used it for zero-day exploits on industrial routers.

By Julia Mutzbauer

Jan 9, 2025 3 mins

BotnetsDDoS

Network problems delay flights at two oneworld Alliance airlines

American Airlines flights were grounded for up to an hour on Dec. 24, while 71 JAL flights were delayed and four cancelled on Dec. 26.

By Peter Sayer

Dec 26, 2024 1 min

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Europol shutters 27 DDoS sites in major crackdown

New attacks were planned for the Christmas holiday.

By Mikael Markander

Dec 12, 2024 2 mins

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DDoS attacks: Definition, examples, techniques, and how to defend them

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks have been part of the criminal toolbox for decades — and they’re only growing more prevalent and stronger.

By Josh Fruhlinger and Lucian Constantin

Nov 7, 2024 11 mins

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DDoS attacks are increasingly targeting critical infrastructure

An upswing in hacktivist activity is behind the big rise in attacks aiming to saturate and overwhelm the resources of governments, utilities, and financial services, a report from Netscout reveals.

By Lucian Constantin

Oct 3, 2024 7 mins

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Cloudflare reports thwarting largest-ever DDoS attack

The scale of the attack shows an ever-increasing amplification of distributed denial-of-service attempts, aided in part by the growing number of vulnerable or poorly secured IoT devices.

By Lucian Constantin

Oct 2, 2024 5 mins

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