The Indusface AppSec Q3, 2023 Report reveals a staggering 67% surge in DDoS attacks compared to the previous quarter, highlighting a concerning trend with profound impacts on various industries.
Over 41% of websites have shown signs of DDoS attacks in the last quarter.
The increased reliance on digital platforms, services, and remote work has provided more opportunities for attackers and led to a surge in DDoS attacks worldwide.
The impact of DDoS attacks extends beyond geographical boundaries.
DDoS attacks can cause severe and lasting problems for businesses.
First, these attacks can make a company's website and services stop working for a long time.
DDoS attacks also make it harder for the IT team to do their regular job.
Stopping and preventing DDoS attacks costs a lot of money.
Finally, DDoS attacks are often used as cloaking attacks to run more complex attacks and exfiltrate data or install malware as the IT team tries to mitigate the DDoS threats.
The surge in new techniques, the rise of DDoS as a service, the expansion of attack vectors, and access to more potent botnets have resulted in unprecedented DDoS attacks.
A recent attack on Microsoft is a stark reminder of the threat DDoS poses to organizations, irrespective of their size and resources.
Anonymous Sudan, a hacktivist group from Sudan, has been conducting politically and religiously motivated denial-of-service attacks since January 2023.
The group, which claims responsibility for DDoS attacks against Asian and European targets, is associated with the tags #OpSweden and #OpDenmark.
The group's attacks are characterized by Web DDoS attacks, combining alternating waves of UDP and SYN floods.
A DDoS attack utilizing the HTTP/2 Rapid Reset flaw reached 100 million RPS, exploiting vulnerability CVE-2023-44487.
OpenAI experienced intermittent disruptions in its API and ChatGPT services due to DDoS attacks, leading to user errors.
Implement a robust cloud-based DDoS protection service for real-time, automated, and accurate defense against web DDoS attacks.
The solution should be able to detect and mitigate attacks without causing disruptions, maintaining a secure online environment for users.
Reducing the attack surface limits the options for attackers to orchestrate DDoS attacks.
Set thresholds for the maximum allowable traffic rates to mitigate the impact of volumetric DDoS attacks.
This Cyber News was published on cybersecuritynews.com. Publication date: Tue, 26 Dec 2023 12:35:20 +0000