The DDoS tool being used by Anonymous at the moment is called the Low Orbit Ion Cannon (LOIC), named after a weapon from Command & Conquer. LOIC has been effective in past campaigns, however, the tool ...
In late May 2026, U.S. and European authorities pulled off the largest coordinated strike ever against the commercial market for cyberattacks-on-demand, seizing control of four massive botnets built ...
Cybersecurity is built to protect computer systems and networks from theft, damage, and service disruption from attacks such as distributed denial-of-service (DDoS). DDoS attacks work by taking a ...
GUEST RESEARCH: In December 2025, a botnet unleashed a record-shattering 31.4 Tbps DDoS wave—proof that yesterday’s worst-case is today’s baseline. Regulators took note. Europe’s NIS2 directive and ...
The Great Cannon Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) tool was deployed again to launch attacks against the LIHKG social media platform used by Hong Kong protesters to coordinate during this year's ...
MazeBolt Technologies, the creators of RADAR™ testing, the only solution that enables organizations to see their DDoS vulnerabilities, announced today that another global bank, this time in Israel, ...
Stung by a high-profile denial-of-service attack in December, PayPal's CISO says application layer attacks remain a major threat to businesses in general, which need better defenses and actual testing ...
In April 2026, Europol announced the results of its latest strike against the booming DDoS-for-hire industry: four arrests, 53 web domains seized, and more than 75,000 warning letters sent to people ...