DDoS cyber-attacks on the rise as criminals mimic state-level hackers

Analysts say they have found "an alarming uptick in highly-randomized and sophisticated HTTP DDoS attacks over the past few months," suggesting the technique, once the preserve of "state-level and state-sponsored threat actors," is being more widely used by criminals. — Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa

DUBLIN: Recent months have seen a surge in attempted direct denial of service (DDoS) cyber-attacks, according to web security business Cloudflare.

In a report covering the second quarter of 2023, Cloudflare analysts said they had found "an alarming uptick in highly-randomized and sophisticated HTTP DDoS attacks over the past few months," suggesting the technique, once the preserve of "state-level and state-sponsored threat actors," is being more widely used by criminals.