DDoS Attacks Skyrocket and Hacktivist Activity Surges Threatening Critical Global Infrastructure According to NETSCOUT’s 1H2024 Threat Intelligence Report
02 Outubro 2024 - 7:05AM
Business Wire
Hacktivists Escalate Sophisticated,
Multi-Vector Assaults on Banking and Financial Services,
Government, and Utilities
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NTCT) today released findings
from its 1H2024 DDoS Threat Intelligence Report, citing a dramatic
43% increase in the number of application-layer attacks and a 30%
increase in volumetric attacks, especially in Europe and the Middle
East. Attack duration varied with 70% lasting less than 15 minutes.
The escalation of attacks involves a range of threat actors,
including hacktivists targeting critical infrastructure in the
banking and financial services, government, and utilities sectors.
These attacks pose significant threats by disrupting vital civilian
services in countries that oppose hacktivists’ ideologies. Key
industries, already facing frequent and intense multi-vector
attacks, experienced a 55% increase over the past four years.
“Hacktivist activities continue to plague global organizations
with more sophisticated and coordinated DDoS attacks against
multiple targets simultaneously,” stated Richard Hummel, director,
threat intelligence, NETSCOUT. “As adversaries use more resilient,
take-down-resistant networks, detection and mitigation are more
challenging. This report gives network operations teams insights to
fine-tune their strategies to stay ahead of these evolving
threats.”
Attack Sophistication Strains Networks Worldwide
DDoS attacks continue to evolve, using innovative technologies
and approaches to disrupt networks. During the 1H2024, NETSCOUT
observed several significant trends, including:
- NoName057(16), a pro-Russia hacktivist group, increased its
focus on application-layer attacks, particularly HTTP/S GET and
POST floods, leading to a 43% rise compared to 1H2023.
- Bot-infected devices increased by 50% with the emergence of the
Zergeca botnet -- and the continued evolution of the DDoSia botnet
used by NoName057(16) -- which uses advanced technologies like DNS
over HTTPS (DoH) for command-and-control (C2).
- Distributed botnet C2 infrastructure leveraging bots as control
nodes, enabling more decentralized and resilient DDoS attack
coordination.
These attacks have triggered widespread disruptions, affecting
industries on a global scale. Service slowdowns or outages can
cripple revenue streams, delay critical operations, hinder
productivity, and significantly elevate organizational risks.
Attackers Targeting New Networks
NETSCOUT also found that the emergence of new networks and
autonomous system numbers (ASNs) play a pivotal role in increased
DDoS activity. Over 75% of newly established networks are involved
with DDoS activities, both as targets or abused participants in
furthering attacks on others, within the first 42 days of coming
online, as adversaries launch attacks using resilient nuisance
networks and bulletproof hosting providers. Organizations need to
plan for DDoS protection when splitting off a portion of a network
to a new ASN rather than assume automatic protections from upstream
service providers.
NETSCOUT’s global internet visibility is backed by decades of
experience working with the world’s largest service providers and
enterprises. It collects, analyzes, prioritizes, and disseminates
data on DDoS attacks from 216 countries and territories, 470
vertical industries, and over 14,000 ASNs. Powered by its ATLAS
platform, the company gains insights from more than 500 terabits
per second (Tbps) of internet peering network traffic.
Visit our interactive website for more information on NETSCOUT's
DDoS Threat Intelligence Report. For real-time DDoS attack stats,
map, and insights, visit NETSCOUT Cyber Threat Horizon.
About NETSCOUT NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NTCT)
protects the connected world from cyberattacks and performance and
availability disruptions through its unique visibility platform and
solutions powered by its pioneering deep packet inspection at scale
technology. NETSCOUT serves the world’s largest enterprises,
service providers, and public sector organizations. Learn more at
www.netscout.com or follow @NETSCOUT on LinkedIn, X, or
Facebook.
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Chris Lucas NETSCOUT Systems, Inc. +1 978-614-4124
chris.lucas@netscout.com
Chris Shattuck Finn Partners for NETSCOUT +1 404-502-6755
NETSCOUT-US@FinnPartners.com
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