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Archive February 2021


DDoS Attacks in Fourth Quarter of 2020 - A Report


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According to an analysis byKaspersky, DDoS attacks were observed to be reducing in late-2020. One of the main reasons behind this drop is that cybercriminals are now repurposing their botnets towards cryptomining.DDoS attack trends in Q4 2020According to the researchers, asurge in cryptocurrency values is probably the key factor inspiring cybercriminals to use their botnets to mine cryptocurrencies.In Q4, multiple schools in Sandwich and Tyngsboro (Mass.), Laurentian University in Canada, and...

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