Europe: The DDoS battlefield

DDoS attacks appear to reflect major geo-political challenges and social tensions and have become an increasingly significant part in the hybrid warfare arsenal, according to Arelion. As the Ukrainian authorities sought a safe harbour for digital state…

May 19, 2023
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Fortinet warns of a spike of the activity linked to AndoryuBot DDoS botnet

A DDoS botnet dubbed AndoryuBot has been observed exploiting an RCE, tracked as CVE-2023-25717, in Ruckus access points. FortiGuard Labs researchers have recently observed a spike in attacks attempting to exploit the Ruckus Wireless Admin remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-25717. The activity is associated with a known DDoS botnet tracked as AndoryuBot that […]

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May 9, 2023
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FBI seized 13 domains linked to DDoS-for-hire platforms

The U.S. DoJ announced the seizure of 13 new domains associated with DDoS-for-hire platforms as part of Operation PowerOFF. The U.S. Justice Department announced the seizure of 13 domains linked to DDoS-for-hire services as part of a coordinated international law enforcement effort known as Operation PowerOFF. DDoS-for-hire or ‘booter’ services allows registered users to launch order DDoS […]

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May 9, 2023
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Pro-Russia group NoName took down multiple France sites, including the French Senate one

The French Senate’s website was taken offline by a DDoS attack launched by the pro-Russian hacker group NoName. The pro-Russia hacker group NoName is claiming responsibility for a DDoS attack that took the website of the French Senate offline. “Access to the Senate website has been disrupted since this morning, our team is fully mobilized […]

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May 5, 2023
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Pro-Russia hackers launched a massive attack against the EUROCONTROL agency

Pro-Russia hackers KillNet launched a massive DDoS attack against Europe’s air-traffic agency EUROCONTROL. Europe’s air-traffic control agency EUROCONTROL announced that it was under attack from pro-Russian hackers. The European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation pointed out that the attack had no impact on European air traffic control activities. “Since 19 April, the EUROCONTROL […]

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April 21, 2023
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