August 17, 2024 at 10:37AM A disinformation campaign utilizing Microsoft Azure, OVH cloud, and Google search promotes malware and spam sites through misleading search results related to public figures like Harry Connick, Jr, Bill Paxton, Carol Burnett, etc. The fake articles redirect users to scam websites and push malware and counterfeit software, exploiting cloud services … Read more
July 5, 2024 at 09:07AM OVHcloud recently thwarted a record-breaking DDoS attack, reaching a packet rate of 840 million packets per second. The attack utilized a TCP ACK flood from 5,000 source IPs and a DNS reflection attack from 15,000 DNS servers. Such attacks, including those leveraging compromised MikroTik routers, are becoming more frequent and … Read more
July 5, 2024 at 07:52AM OVHcloud announced its mitigation of the largest ever packet rate DDoS attack, reaching 840 Mpps, revealing a surge in such attacks with over 100 Mpps. The attacks aim to disrupt infrastructure leading to an increase in bandwidth and resources. The company attributes the attacks to the misuse of MikroTik routers … Read more
July 3, 2024 at 02:07PM OVHcloud, a major European cloud services provider, successfully mitigated a record-breaking DDoS attack earlier this year, reaching 840 Mpps and stemming from compromised MikroTik network devices. The company has observed a trend of escalating attack sizes and frequency. The high processing power of MikroTik devices poses a significant threat, with … Read more