DDoS – DIGIT INFO

NEAR patches ‘Web3 Ping of Death’ vulnerability that could crash network

DIGIT — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:59:35 +0000

Researchers found a vulnerability in NEAR’s peer-to-peer networking protocol that could have crashed any node, but it was patched before an attacker could discover it.

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Bitcoin Network Overwhelmed by 390,000 Unconfirmed Transactions and Surging Fees

DIGIT — Sun, 07 May 2023 16:30:48 +0000

In just under two weeks, the number of unconfirmed transactions on the Bitcoin network has skyrocketed from 134,000 to over 390,000, causing a bottleneck in the mempool. This surge in unconfirmed transactions has resulted in a staggering 343% increase in transaction fees, which have risen from $1.99 per transaction on April 26 to a current […]

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Blockchain-based move-to-earn app Stepn under DDoS attacks after upgrade

DIGIT — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 10:53:35 +0000

Apart from trying to get rid of cheating and bots, Stepn is also working to limit its platform’s availability for users in mainland China.

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Solana developers share 3 key mitigation steps to make the network robust

DIGIT — Tue, 03 May 2022 11:11:41 +0000

Developers have suggested changing Solana’s current data transfer protocol UDP to QUIC, stake-weighted transaction processing and a fee-based transaction priority.

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Hacker Group Anonymous Vows to Disrupt Russia’s Internet — RT Websites Become ‘Subject of Massive DDoS Attacks’

DIGIT — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 21:00:02 +0000

The international hacktivist collective known as Anonymous has vowed to attack Russian government websites over the recent Ukraine invasion. So far Anonymous says that it hacked the Russian Ministry of Defense database and various state-operated television channels in Russia. Additionally, a spokesperson from Russia Today (RT) said that after Anonymous’ recent statement, RT websites were […]

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Solana hit with another network incident causing degraded performance

DIGIT — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 02:49:41 +0000

Solana reportedly went offline for four hours on Jan. 4, however Solana.Status shows there have been no issues on the network.

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Bitcoin.org owner reports site hit with ‘absolutely massive’ DDoS attack

DIGIT — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 21:34:36 +0000

The attack comes just one week after a U.K. court ordered the website to stop hosting the Bitcoin white paper.

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DDOS Attacks Report for Q1 2021 by StormWall

DIGIT — Sun, 20 Jun 2021 02:00:43 +0000

StormWall analyzed the statistics of DDoS attacks conducted against its customers in Q1 2021. StormWall, an international provider of solutions for protection against DDoS attacks, presents an analysis of the statistics of attacks recorded in Q1 2021. The statistics reflect the established attempts of DDoS attacks against StormWall customers from different countries of the world, representing various industries and sectors of the economy. General situation As our analysis showed, the intensity of DDoS attacks, in general, continues to grow. So, in Q1 2021, we recorded 25.4% more attacks on our customers than in the fourth quarter of 2020. The leaders

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DDoS Attackers Return With Massive Extortion Campaigns in the Wake of Bitcoin Prices Surging

DIGIT — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 17:30:03 +0000

Threat actors have been finding opportunities in bitcoin’s bullish trend to increase their extortion campaigns. Hackers are actively threatening companies with DDoS attacks unless they pay for bitcoin ransoms. Bull Run Prices Push Extortionists to Increase Bitcoin Ransom Demands According to an alert issued by security firm Radware, there have been several reports between December […]

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Sources Say World’s Largest Darknet Empire Market Exit Scammed, $30 Million in Bitcoin Stolen

DIGIT — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 14:15:18 +0000

One of the world’s largest darknet markets (DNM), Empire Market, allegedly exit scammed after the marketplace was taken offline for a number of days this week. DNM patrons are upset about Empire Market’s departure and customers say that $30 million in bitcoin held by the darknet’s admins has been stolen. Three days ago news.Bitcoin.com reported […]

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