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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

That said, last week a number of different countries collaborated in a Europol-supported effort designed to take criminal ...

The latest wave of "Operation PowerOFF," on April 13, 2026, targeted the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) ecosystem and ...

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 ...

The hackers were hacked: a DDoS tool popular with Anonymous denizens was modified to include a trojan that steals banking and webmail credentials. <a href='http ...

A DDoS attack is one of the more complex threats businesses face today. Given the intricacy of IT infrastructures and the sophistication of potential attackers, the optimal mitigation model would ...

In response to a series of Layer 7 Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, Microsoft has taken swift action to enhance its security measures and protect its customers. The attacks, initiated by ...

China is deploying a tool that can be used to launch huge distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks to enforce censorship. Researchers have dubbed it “the Great Cannon.” The first time the tool was ...

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 ...