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How can global events affect your Internet speed?
Various events that constantly occur around the world are often a catalyst for the growth of DDoS attacks with ideological and political motivation, researchers say.
Finland suffered massive DDoS attacks in 2022, shortly after applying for NATO membership. Turkey and Hungary have also been targeted by DDoS attacks due to their stance on Finland.
Sweden has been hit by a flurry of 500 Gbps DDoS attacks this year, and many other countries, including government, telecommunications and other organizations, have also been targeted by hackers.
In the second half of last year, recorded a 79% increase in DDoS attacks on wireless service providers worldwide. The same trend was observed in the countries of the Asia-Pacific region in the first half of 2023, but there the growth was an impressive 294%. At the same time, attacks at the HTTPS protocol level have increased by almost 500% since 2019.
Richard Hummel, head of threat intelligence at NETSCOUT, said:: "While global events and the expansion of 5G networks have led to an increase in DDoS attacks, attackers continue to improve their methods, using a unique infrastructure to launch attacks."
Since the beginning of the year, there has also been a 55% increase in attacks like carpet bombing or Carpet-bombing, while attacks like DNS Water Torture have increased by as much as 353%. The main targets include cable and wireless service providers, hosting providers, online stores, and insurance companies.
To carry out attacks, attackers create their own infrastructure or use vulnerable resources. For example, open proxies have been repeatedly used to attack higher education institutions and national governments. At the same time, DDoS botnets were often detected in attacks on local authorities.
According to the researchers, a relatively small number of nodes are involved in a disproportionately large number of DDoS attacks. At the same time, the average rate of IP address churn is only 10%, since attackers tend to reuse abusive infrastructure.
Although these nodes are permanent, their impact is constantly changing, as attackers make adjustments to their operation process every few days, introducing new infrastructure features that are vulnerable to malicious use.
Political and ideological conflicts often lead to a surge in hacker attacks that negatively affect communications and affect ordinary people. Such incidents clearly demonstrate the fragility of the entire global network and its dependence on malicious motives of hackers.
Various events that constantly occur around the world are often a catalyst for the growth of DDoS attacks with ideological and political motivation, researchers say.
Finland suffered massive DDoS attacks in 2022, shortly after applying for NATO membership. Turkey and Hungary have also been targeted by DDoS attacks due to their stance on Finland.
Sweden has been hit by a flurry of 500 Gbps DDoS attacks this year, and many other countries, including government, telecommunications and other organizations, have also been targeted by hackers.
In the second half of last year, recorded a 79% increase in DDoS attacks on wireless service providers worldwide. The same trend was observed in the countries of the Asia-Pacific region in the first half of 2023, but there the growth was an impressive 294%. At the same time, attacks at the HTTPS protocol level have increased by almost 500% since 2019.
Richard Hummel, head of threat intelligence at NETSCOUT, said:: "While global events and the expansion of 5G networks have led to an increase in DDoS attacks, attackers continue to improve their methods, using a unique infrastructure to launch attacks."
Since the beginning of the year, there has also been a 55% increase in attacks like carpet bombing or Carpet-bombing, while attacks like DNS Water Torture have increased by as much as 353%. The main targets include cable and wireless service providers, hosting providers, online stores, and insurance companies.
To carry out attacks, attackers create their own infrastructure or use vulnerable resources. For example, open proxies have been repeatedly used to attack higher education institutions and national governments. At the same time, DDoS botnets were often detected in attacks on local authorities.
According to the researchers, a relatively small number of nodes are involved in a disproportionately large number of DDoS attacks. At the same time, the average rate of IP address churn is only 10%, since attackers tend to reuse abusive infrastructure.
Although these nodes are permanent, their impact is constantly changing, as attackers make adjustments to their operation process every few days, introducing new infrastructure features that are vulnerable to malicious use.
Political and ideological conflicts often lead to a surge in hacker attacks that negatively affect communications and affect ordinary people. Such incidents clearly demonstrate the fragility of the entire global network and its dependence on malicious motives of hackers.
