Tag: distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks
Cloudflare drops Kiwifarms as company forced to reckon with depth of responsibility
September 8, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor
SAN FRANCISCO – Internet infrastructure and security giant Cloudflare has announced that it would be blocking controversial forum Kiwifarms from using its services going forward.
Kiwifarms has come under a targeted efforts by activists to deplatform the site known as a haven for hate speech, organizing raids, and doxing campaigns with the goal of driving people to suicide. Despite mounting pressure Cloudflare has been steadfast in defending their neutrality in dealing with Kiwifarms...
U.S. a favorite target for DDoS attacks, study shows
August 9, 2021SSN Staff
YARMOUTH, Maine—Approximately 65 percent of all distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are directed at the US or UK, according to the data analyzed by Atlas VPN, which noted that cybercriminals are taking advantage of vulnerabilities created with more people working remotely during the pandemic.
The report shows that:
65% of all DDoS attacks target US and UK
The United States was a target of 35% of all DDoS attacks in June 2021.
The United Kingdom comes second as it...