{"id":48646,"date":"2022-09-29T14:39:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T14:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/33891\/Hackers-Are-Making-DDoS-Attacks-Sneakier-And-Harder-To-Protect-Against.html"},"modified":"2022-09-29T14:39:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T14:39:06","slug":"hackers-are-making-ddos-attacks-sneakier-and-harder-to-protect-against","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/hackers-are-making-ddos-attacks-sneakier-and-harder-to-protect-against\/","title":{"rendered":"Hackers Are Making DDoS Attacks Sneakier And Harder To Protect Against"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"c-shortcodeImage u-clearfix c-shortcodeImage-large\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_imageContainer\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_image\"><picture class=\"c-cmsImage c-cmsImage_loaded\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/5f83b9911b0c0b4c41a7a8e584738e90f916c530\/2022\/03\/01\/8496bca4-2f84-4435-a3a3-85b2ba9a8d89\/hands-at-a-green-lit-up-keyboard.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=768\" alt=\"hands-at-a-green-lit-up-keyboard.jpg\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/9802c38be83fe228dd1358f8a32dc07cdb7ffd96\/2022\/03\/01\/8496bca4-2f84-4435-a3a3-85b2ba9a8d89\/hands-at-a-green-lit-up-keyboard.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1024\" alt=\"hands-at-a-green-lit-up-keyboard.jpg\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/0c74810030081694259bc543d1c4505f72a8e213\/2022\/03\/01\/8496bca4-2f84-4435-a3a3-85b2ba9a8d89\/hands-at-a-green-lit-up-keyboard.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1200\" alt=\"hands-at-a-green-lit-up-keyboard.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/0c74810030081694259bc543d1c4505f72a8e213\/2022\/03\/01\/8496bca4-2f84-4435-a3a3-85b2ba9a8d89\/hands-at-a-green-lit-up-keyboard.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1200\" alt=\"hands-at-a-green-lit-up-keyboard.jpg\" height=\"801.3213780084945\" width=\"1200\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p> <!----><\/div>\n<p> <!----><figcaption> <span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_credit g-outer-spacing-top-xsmall u-block\">Image: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cyber criminals are exploring new ways of conducting distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks to make them harder to protect against and more effective at causing disruption.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/what-is-a-ddos-attack-everything-you-need-to-know-about-ddos-attacks-and-how-to-protect-against-them\/\" rel=\"follow\">DDoS attacks<\/a> are a relatively simple, but potent, form of cyberattack in which cyber criminals overload services with web traffic, slowing them down or taking them offline entirely, preventing others from being able to use them. The attacks can range from short campaigns that last a few minutes to attacks strung out over extended periods of time.<\/p>\n<p>These attacks often rely on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/what-is-malware-everything-you-need-to-know-about-viruses-trojans-and-malicious-software\/\" rel=\"follow\">malware<\/a>-infected computers, servers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/this-tiny-botnet-is-launching-the-most-powerful-ddos-attacks-yet\/\" rel=\"follow\">Internet of Things devices<\/a> being&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/enemybot-a-new-mirai-gafgyt-hybrid-botnet-joins-the-scene\/\" rel=\"follow\">connected into a botnet<\/a>, which then overwhelms the target of the DDoS with web traffic.<\/p>\n<p>While DDoS attacks are unsophisticated compared to other malicious cyber campaigns, they can cause significant disruption. Large DDoS campaigns have temporarily severely disrupted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/large-ddos-attack-shuts-down-south-korean-telcos-nationwide-network\/\" rel=\"follow\">online services<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/ddos-attacks-big-rise-in-threats-to-overload-business-networks\/\" rel=\"follow\">businesses<\/a> and even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/this-massive-ddos-attack-took-large-sections-of-a-countrys-internet-offline\/\" rel=\"follow\">the online infrastructures of entire countries<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/the-scary-future-of-the-internet-how-the-tech-of-tomorrow-will-pose-even-bigger-cybersecurity-threats\/\" rel=\"follow\">The scary future of the internet: How the tech of tomorrow will pose even bigger cybersecurity threats<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The criminals behind DDoS attacks \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/ddos-attacks-are-cheaper-and-easier-to-carry-out-than-ever-before\/\" rel=\"follow\">who often lease out their services for others to use<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 continue to find new ways to make attacks more effective, according to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netscout.com\/threatreport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">cybersecurity researchers at Netscout<\/a>, who estimate that there were over six million DDoS attacks around the world during the first half of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>That level of DDoS attacks is consistent with the previous six-month period, but as content delivery networks and cybersecurity providers get better at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/google-blocked-largest-web-ddos-ever\/\" rel=\"follow\">preventing DDoS attacks<\/a>, attackers are finding new and innovative ways to power their attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers detail two methods of DDoS attack that have increased during the past year.<\/p>\n<p>In the first new type of attack, a wide range of services and\/or devices are targeted with smaller portions of traffic compared to a regular DDoS incident. The idea is that multiple different pipelines of the target are overwhelmed, without triggering the thresholds that would initiate protection against unusually high levels of traffic.<\/p>\n<p>Many DDoS mitigation systems focus on individual IP addresses as opposed to entire subnets, so these attacks often fly under the radar. <\/p>\n<p>A second new attack sees attackers sends a huge amount of bogus subdomain requests in an attempt to overwhelm application-layer services.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By constantly innovating and adapting, attackers are designing new, more effective DDoS attack vectors or doubling down on existing effective methodologies,&#8221; said Richard Hummel, threat intelligence lead at Netscout.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/these-are-the-biggest-cybersecurity-threats-make-sure-you-arent-ignoring-them\/#link=%7B%22role%22:%22standard%22,%22href%22:%22https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/these-are-the-biggest-cybersecurity-threats-make-sure-you-arent-ignoring-them\/%22,%22target%22:%22_blank%22,%22absolute%22:%22%22,%22linkText%22:%22These%20are%20the%20biggest%20cybersecurity%20threats.%20Make%20sure%20you%20aren't%20ignoring%20them%22%7D\" rel=\"follow\">These are the biggest cybersecurity threats. Make sure you aren&#8217;t ignoring them<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It isn&#8217;t just DDoS attacks that are evolving: cyber criminals are also putting resources into growing and adding features to botnets. By secretly infecting more machines with malware, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/russian-fronton-botnet-spreads-misinformation-on-a-massive-scale\/\" rel=\"follow\">cyber criminals can exploit them to launch larger attacks<\/a> \u2013 and the Netscout report suggests that botnets are getting bigger, both in terms of size and capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Without question, botnets continue to evolve at a frightening pace. Their creators aren&#8217;t restricted by red tape, internal processes such as Agile, or approval processes. Their capabilities expand with each passing year, and their targets now range from gamers to geopolitical enemies,&#8221; researchers warned.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All of these factors make it imperative for organizations to defend against these attacks or risk massive disruptions to service and reputation,&#8221; they added.<\/p>\n<p>There are several steps organisations can take to help avoid disruption as a result of DDoS attacks. These steps include using cloud-based hosting providers, deploying IP stresser services to test bandwidth capabilities, and employing a DDoS mitigation service.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>MORE ON CYBERSECURITY<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/33891\/Hackers-Are-Making-DDoS-Attacks-Sneakier-And-Harder-To-Protect-Against.html\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>READ MORE HERE&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[277],"tags":[257],"class_list":["post-48646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cybersecurity-blogs","tag-headlinehackerdenial-of-service"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ 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