Atlanta, GA , April 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AleForge, a specialized game server hosting provider, announced the launch of its advanced DDoS protection service today, powered by enterprise-grade ...

For a game about impostors trying to trick and slowly eliminate others with deception and sabotage, a Distributed Denial of Service attack that overwhelms and crashes servers seems a bit on-the-nose.

DDoS-for-hire services have found a way to abuse Plex Media servers to bounce junk traffic and amplify distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, security firm Netscout said in an alert on ...

Jenkins, an open source server used to perform automated tasks, can be abused to launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. DDoS attacks are possible because of a vulnerability in the ...

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are targeting smaller businesses and freelancers. Can using a VPN help?

memcached servers are an irresistibly attractive means for firing packed cannons at any target without needing a botnet infrastructure, warns Tod Beardsley, research director at Rapid7. The warning ...

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Hackers are exploiting SQL injection flaws to infect MySQL database servers with a malware program that’s used to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Security researchers from ...

Update: Blizzard says the DDoS attack that had Battle.net servers down for Overwatch and Hearthstone for several hours has come to an end. Players should be able to log back in now. The DDoS attacks ...