New botnet unleashes record-breaking DDoS attacks


A new botnet dubbed “Eleven11bot” has emerged, delivering what security researchers believe are the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks ever recorded.

The botnet, primarily composed of compromised webcams and video recorders, has triggered widespread service disruptions and ignited a debate within the cybersecurity community about its true size. Nokia’s Deepfield Emergency Response Team first detected the botnet in late February, observing a surge of “hyper-volumetric attacks” originating from a geographically dispersed network of IP addresses.

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Source: Computing News


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