HSBC bank and Irish National Lottery among latest DDoS victims. (February 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Is Part Of: Computer fraud & security. Number 2(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-02
• Subjects: Computer crimes -- Periodicals; Computers -- Access control -- Periodicals; 364.168
• DOI: 10.1016/S1361-3723(16)30011-2
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1361-3723

Abstract

Abstract : As high-profile government and commercial targets fall victim to Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS), Arbor Networks said it had registered what it claimed is the largest-ever DDoS attack, coming in at 500Gbps. As part of its annual 'Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report', the firm said that other attacks were witnessed at 450Gbps, 425Gbps and 337Gbps.