The shared attacks of denial-service (DDOs) have exceeded many traditional cyber threats and not only a tool but a “dominant geopolitical weapon,” according to network security firm Netscout.
Global DDOS activity increased by 12.7% in the second half of 2024 compared to the first half, reaching nearly 9 million attacks, According to In the firm.
A Attacking DDOS is a malignant attempt to interrupt the normal web traffic of an already targeted server, service, or network by excessive target or the surrounding infrastructure with Internet traffic floods.
The biggest increase was in Latin America and the Asian Pacific regions, with a nearly 30% and 20% increase from the first half, respectively.
NetScout reports that there is a total of 7.9 million DDOs attacks in the first half of 2024, with a combination of 16.8 million for the year, up to 30% from 13 million attacks on the firm recorded in 2023.
Attacks use the Internet disruption tool to “exploit moments of national weakness to strengthen chaos and erase trust in institutions,” researchers said.
The report described DDOS attacks as “digital weapons guides” that have the ability to interfere with infrastructure in critical moments, emphasizing how they were deployed during sociological conflicts, elections, protests, and policy misunderstandings.
Weekly DDOS statistics, 2024. Source: Netscout
AI is supercharging ddos attack
DDOS-for-hire services, including booters and stressers, are “stronger than ever,” they added, as Cyber criminals The seizure of AI and automation to miss CAPTCHA, with automation “advancing towards capabilities such as behavior that mimic and real-time attack adjustments.”
Researchers have concluded that DDOS attacks “are no longer about raw bandwidth,” adding that they are “adaptive, repeated, and deeply embedded in modern cyber and geopolitical conflicts.”
“Moving to the high-strength business infrastructure, turnkey reconnaissance, increasing ai-enhanced automation and expanding DDOS-for-hire services means that attacks are emerging faster than ever before.”
The DDOS attack role is emerging, Corero Network Security Chief Technology Officer Ashley Stephenson said Forbes recently, adding, “By automating activities previously intensive labor or necessary skills, AI lowers the barrier to entry for attacks.”
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An attack of DDOS target Elon Musk X’s social media platform in August, which aims to overthrow his interview with then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.
X is that -again targeting in March when a Huge cyberattack Restrained some users from accessing the platform.
A group of hacking with Russia called “Dark Storm” claims responsibility For the DDOs attack on the Musk platform, claiming it is not politically inspired.
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