DDoS attacks made headlines recently after X was reportedly hit by one such issue while hosting an interview between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, but it is not the only target, new research claims.
A new report from Gcore Radar says both the number and severity of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks have increased during the final months of 2024, as well as over the past year.
The report states that the number of DDoS attacks increased by almost half (46%) in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period of the previous year. In the second quarter of 2024, at least 445,000 DDoS incidents were recorded, which, compared to the previous six months (August to December 2024), the number of DDoS attacks increased by a third (34%).
Games and bets
But it was not just the number of attacks that increased: their severity also increased.
Gcore says the most powerful attack in the first half of 2024 reached 1.7 Tbps, while in 2023 it was 1.6 Tbps.
However, it is worth mentioning that network security professionals A10 Networks reported a 3.45 Tbps attack against an Azure customer in November 2021. Additionally, in October 2020, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) reported a 2.5 Tbps attack against “thousands of Google IP addresses.”
In any case, Gcore claims that the gambling and betting industry remains the most affected by DDoS attacks, suffering from around half (49%) of all recorded incidents. Apparently, the highly competitive nature and high financial risks involved in gambling and betting make it a popular target for cybercriminals.
Attacks against the technology industry doubled during the reporting period, reaching 15% of all incidents. Financial services, telecommunications and e-commerce rounded out the top five with 12%, 10% and 7%.
Through Hacker News
