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Source: https://www.cshub.com/attacks/articles/what-are-ddos-attacks
Motivations Behind DDoS Attacks
• Hacktivists use DDoS attacks as a way of attacking specific individuals or companies
• Malicious actors may launch DDoS attacks as a form of harassment against online content creators
• Sites which offer ‘DDoS-attacks-for-hire’ services allow customers to pay malicious actors to launch DDoS attacks against the victim of their choice
Notable DDoS Attacks
• Google reported that it had blocked the “largest” DDoS attack on record, with a peak of 46 million requests per second (rps)
• NATO’s websites were victims of a DDoS attack linked to the Russian hacktivist collective Killnet
• The Swiss government was forced offline by Russian hacking group NoName
• Seven German airports reported being the victim of a series of DDoS attacks
• Blizzard Entertainment was the victim of a DDoS attack which knocked some of its games offline
• Dead By Daylight streamers were targeted with DDoS attacks and ‘doxxed’ and ‘swatted’
Impact of DDoS Attacks
• DDoS attacks can be used to cause harm to companies as they will be unable to function properly if their website is down
• The attack against NATO was reported to have impacted its ability to communicate with aircraft
• DDoS attacks can lead to victims being ‘doxxed’ and ‘swatted’
