DDoS
abbreviation or noun
ˈdē-ˌdäs 
ˌdē-ˌdē-ˌō-ˈes
: distributed denial of service
In the last couple of days they've launched DDoSes on the Web sites of Visa, MasterCard, and various other entities …—
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Ideologically and financially motivated actors, on the other hand, generally aim to cause disruption with hacks like ransomware or DDoS attacks.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 28 Oct. 2024
Simultaneously, a DDoS attack by a separate group, SN_BlackMeta, disrupted the site.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
The group has also offered to sell access to its DDoS infrastructure to other hackers: Telegram posts from the group as recently as March offered the use of its DDoS service, known as Godzilla or Skynet, for $2,500 a month.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 16 Oct. 2024
That said, the site includes welcome security features, such as an SSL certificate, two-factor authentication, and basic DDoS protection.
—PCMAG, 12 Oct. 2024
It’s been struggling due to a data breach and DDoS attack earlier this week that revealed the email addresses, screen names, password change timestamps, and other information associated with more than 31 million unique email addresses.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 11 Oct. 2024
The Internet Archive has faced aggressive DDoS attacks numerous times in the past, including in late May.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
By eliminating single points of failure and distributing data across peers, Web3 technologies offer greater resilience to DDoS attacks, data breaches and cyber vandalism.
—Viktor Trón, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
However, these cases are rare and usually do not escalate into large-scale DDoS attacks, as launching multiple high-volume attacks is very expensive and attracts law enforcement attention.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 28 Oct. 2024
Simultaneously, a DDoS attack by a separate group, SN_BlackMeta, disrupted the site.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
The group has also offered to sell access to its DDoS infrastructure to other hackers: Telegram posts from the group as recently as March offered the use of its DDoS service, known as Godzilla or Skynet, for $2,500 a month.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 16 Oct. 2024
That said, the site includes welcome security features, such as an SSL certificate, two-factor authentication, and basic DDoS protection.
—PCMAG, 12 Oct. 2024
It’s been struggling due to a data breach and DDoS attack earlier this week that revealed the email addresses, screen names, password change timestamps, and other information associated with more than 31 million unique email addresses.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 11 Oct. 2024
The Internet Archive has faced aggressive DDoS attacks numerous times in the past, including in late May.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
By eliminating single points of failure and distributing data across peers, Web3 technologies offer greater resilience to DDoS attacks, data breaches and cyber vandalism.
—Viktor Trón, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
However, these cases are rare and usually do not escalate into large-scale DDoS attacks, as launching multiple high-volume attacks is very expensive and attracts law enforcement attention.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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“DDoS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DDoS. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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