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Global DDoS attacks exceed 8M amid geopolitical tensions

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August 27, 2025
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A new report from cybersecurity firm NETSCOUT shows that a record over eight million global DDoS attacks were launched in H1 2025, with attackers timing assaults to coincide with major political events and cause maximum chaos. Nation-states and hacktiv…

Iran conflict: Security experts warn of increasing cyberattacks

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June 26, 2025
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As military conflict tensions rise between Iran, Israel, and the US, security experts warn of increasing cyberattacks targeting your devices. The bombs might be falling in the Middle East, but the digital fallout could land in your office. That’s…

Cloudflare neutralises largest DDoS onslaught in history

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June 20, 2025
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Cloudflare thwarted the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack ever recorded, a colossal 7.3 terabits per second (Tbps) torrent of malicious data aimed at one of its customers. The event, which took place in mid-May, was 12 percent larger …

DDoS attacks surge by 46% in H1 2024

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August 15, 2024
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A new report from Gcore reveals a large increase in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks during H1 2024, with the number of incidents rising by 46% compared to the same period last year. Gcore’s research shows that the number of attacks reached…

Kursk region hit by cyberattack amid Ukrainian counter-incursion

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August 9, 2024
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The Kursk region of Russia was hit with a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on Thursday, coinciding with a counter-incursion by Ukrainian forces. Regional officials confirmed the “massive” cyberattack in a statement, with state media reportin…

French municipal services disrupted by cyberattack

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April 12, 2024
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Multiple French municipalities have experienced significant disruptions to public services following a “large-scale cyber attack” on shared servers. The ongoing cyber assault has compromised the operational capacity of crucial local governm…

French government cyber crisis teams ‘useless’ against DDoS

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March 12, 2024
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Several French government websites and networks have been crippled by an intense and ongoing series of cyberattacks over the past day, with pro-Russian hacker group Anonymous Sudan mocking the government’s cyber defense capabilities as “use…