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/ Marcin Nawrocki, Max Resing

Iberian Peninsula Blackout: Effects in Cyberspace

Executive Summary On April 28, 2025, a large-scale power outage disrupted Spain, Portugal, and parts of France, disconnecting millions from the grid and interrupting critical...

  • Arbor Networks - DDoS Experts
  • Attacks and DDoS Attacks
  • DDoS Tools and Services
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/ Clark Arenberg

Profiling DieNet: A New Hacktivist Threat

Executive Summary In the last two months, DieNet, a new hacktivist group, has claimed more than 60 distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, targeting critical infrastructure...

  • Arbor Networks - DDoS Experts
  • Attacks and DDoS Attacks
  • DDoS Tools and Services
  • Botnets
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/ Christopher Conrad

Botnets and Familiar Foes Drive DDoS Attack Activity

Executive Summary Attackers didn’t need new exploits to drive more than 27,000 botnet-driven distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in March 2025. Instead, they weaponized...

  • Arbor Networks - DDoS Experts
  • DDoS Tools and Services
  • Botnets
  • Attacks and DDoS Attacks
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/ Max Resing, Filippo Vitale

Italy in the Crosshairs

Reports of cyberattacks against Italian organizations spiked on February 16th, lasting for two weeks before tapering off by March 3rd.

  • Arbor Networks - DDoS Experts
  • Attacks and DDoS Attacks
  • Political DDoS
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/ Max Resing

DDoS Attacks at the World Economic Forum (WEF)

Executive Summary Between January 20 and 24, the town of Davos-Klosters, Switzerland hosted the annual World Economic Forum (WEF). Among the key highlights drawing media attention...

  • Arbor Networks - DDoS Experts
  • Attacks and DDoS Attacks
  • Political DDoS
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/ Richard Hummel, ASERT Team

2024 DDoS-for-Hire Landscape Part 7

The world of DDoS-for-hire services has rapidly evolved, bringing with it increasingly complex challenges for organizations worldwide. These services, once limited to simple attack...

  • Arbor Networks - DDoS Experts
  • Attacks and DDoS Attacks
  • DDoS Tools and Services
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/ Richard Hummel, ASERT Team

2024 DDoS-for-Hire Landscape Part 6

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its way into the DDoS-for-hire landscape, adding a new level of sophistication to these already powerful services. While still in its early...

  • Arbor Networks - DDoS Experts
  • Attacks and DDoS Attacks
  • DDoS Tools and Services
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/ Richard Hummel, ASERT Team

2024 DDoS-for-Hire Landscape Part 5

Modern DDoS-for-hire platforms have evolved to include sophisticated infrastructure abuse capabilities, enabling attackers to disrupt entire networks and bypass traditional...

  • Arbor Networks - DDoS Experts
  • Attacks and DDoS Attacks
  • DDoS Tools and Services
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/ Richard Hummel, ASERT Team

2024 DDoS-for-Hire Landscape Part 4

Automation has become a cornerstone of modern DDoS-for-hire services, enhancing the scale and sophistication of attacks while reducing the need for continuous human oversight. This...

  • Arbor Networks - DDoS Experts
  • Attacks and DDoS Attacks
  • DDoS Tools and Services
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/ Richard Hummel, ASERT Team

2024 DDoS-for-Hire Landscape Part 3

API-driven DDoS attacks pose unique challenges for cybersecurity teams. The speed and adaptability they provide mean that attacks can evolve rapidly. This flexibility leaves...

  • Arbor Networks - DDoS Experts
  • Attacks and DDoS Attacks
  • DDoS Tools and Services
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/ Richard Hummel, ASERT Team

2024 DDoS-for-Hire Landscape Part 2

The proliferation of pre-attack reconnaissance tools embedded in DDoS-for-hire services has changed the nature of threat preparation. Once reserved for highly skilled adversaries...

  • Arbor Networks - DDoS Experts
  • Attacks and DDoS Attacks
  • DDoS Tools and Services
DDoS Hacktivists
/ Richard Hummel, ASERT Team

2024 DDoS-for-Hire Landscape Part 1

The rise of DDoS-for-hire services represents a significant shift in the cybersecurity landscape, pushing organizations to rethink and strengthen their defense strategies. In this...

  • Arbor Networks - DDoS Experts
  • Attacks and DDoS Attacks
  • DDoS Tools and Services