Opinion: Hacktivism and DDOS attacks rise dramatically in 2022


2022 has seen a rise in both DDoS attacks Patriotic hacktivism. — Anonymous hacker photo created by standret - www.freepik.com

According to the first half of the 2022 H1 Global Threat Analysis Report released by Radware this past week, cyberattacks have grown and evolved as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Here are two of the main findings:

DDoS attacks rise dramatically – The first six months of 2022 were marked by a significant increase in DDoS activity across the globe. Attacks ranged from cases of hacktivism to terabit attacks in Asia and the United States.

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