DDoS attacks: the most important means of cyber warfare

The massive cyberattacks led to significant restrictions on digital offerings. Dresden, Stuttgart, Berlin and Nuremberg were particularly affected.

In the second half of 2024, there were at least 8,911,312 DDoS attacks worldwide, according to the results of a current DDoS Threat Intelligence Report. This means an increase of 12.75 percent. Attacks on critical infrastructures play a major role. DDoS-for-Hire platforms support hacktivists in their attacks. Netscout's current DDoS Threat Intelligence Report 2H2024 shows how Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have become a dominant me…