ThreatList: DDoS Attack Sizes Drop 85 Percent Post FBI Crackdown

From threatpost.com

ThreatList: DDoS Attack Sizes Drop 85 Percent Post FBI Crackdown

The FBI’s crackdown on 15 DDoS-for-hire sites appears to have had an impact on DDoS attacks, the average size for which dropped 85 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, a new report found.

The average size of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks decreased significantly, dropping by 85 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Researchers with NexusGuard said in a Tuesday report shared with Threatpost, that the number of DDoS attacks also dipped significantly, sinking by almost 11 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018.

These decreases stem from a recent FBI December crackdown on DDoS for hire services, researchers said, which led the Justice Department to take offline 15 DDoS-for-hire internet domains.

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