Record-breaking numbers of DDoS attacks in first half of 2020

Cybercriminals have launched a record number attacks on online platforms and services this year, with more than 929,000 DDoS attacks occurring in May, the single largest number of attacks ever seen in a month. The latest threat intelligence report from NETSCOUT also reveals that 4.83 million DDoS attacks occurred in the first half of 2020, a 15 percent increase, and attack frequency jumped 25 percent during the peak pandemic lockdown months of March through June. The average attack duration dropped 51 percent from the same period last year. Also, single-vector attacks fell 43 percent while attack throughput increased 31 percent,… [Continue Reading]