DDoS Attacks Triple in Size as Ransom Demands Re-Emerge

DDoS Attacks Triple in Size as Ransom Demands Re-Emerge

  • The last quarter of 2020 has seen a wave of web application attacks which have used ransom letters to target businesses across a number of industries.
  • The number of attacks per day increase from one million in January of this year to three million in September. “When we look at the specific data points, and look at the last two big spikes, they were both against financial services.” – Akamai

– Dan Raywood | October 19, 2020