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Source: https://www.cshub.com/attacks/articles/what-are-ddos-attacks
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Malicious actors often use DDoS attacks to cause disruption and take down sites to further their ideology or make political statements, harass individuals or companies, or cause harm to companies by making them unable to function properly. In May 2023, 13 domains linked to ‘booter’ sites were seized by the US government, as these sites allow customers to pay malicious actors to launch DDoS attacks. Google reported that in June 2022 it had blocked the “largest” DDoSattack on record, while in February NATO was the victim of a series of DDoS attacks claiming by the Russian hacktivist collective Killnet. In June 2023, Russian hacking group NoName used a targeted DDoS attack against the Swiss government. Seven German airports were attacked in February, with a Russian hacktivist group claiming credit, and in November 2021 a series of DDoS attacks were launched against those streaming the survival horror game, Dead By Daylight.
Summary:
– Malicious actors commonly use DDoS attacks to cause disruption and take down sites, with political motivations, as harassment, or to cause harm to companies.
– In May 2023, 13 domains linked to ‘booter’ sites were seized by the US government, as these sites allow customers to pay malicious actors to launch DDoS attacks.
– In June 2022, Google reported it had blocked the “largest” DDoSattack on record, while in February NATO was the victim of a series of DDoS attacks
