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   Largest DDoS attack of 2025 hit an online betting organization with 1Tbps   
   brute force: here's what we know   
      
   Date:   
   Sun, 27 Apr 2025 17:33:00 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   The largest DDoS attack of 2025 so far hit an online betting organization    
   with almost 1Tbps of brute force.   
      
   FULL STORY   
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    - A massive DDoS attack was recently detected during a major NHL event   
    - Attack grew from 67Gbps to nearly 1Tbps in twenty minutes   
    - Multivector strike used UDP, SYN, IP, and TCP flood techniques   
      
   Cybersecurity firm Qrator Labs has claimed it successfully mitigated the   
   largest DDoS attack so far recorded in 2025.    
      
   The April 3 attack targeted an unnamed online betting organization, lasting   
   around 90 minutes, starting at 11:15 with a surge of 67Gbps, before    
   escalating sharply to 217Gbps by 11:23, and peaked just short of 1Tbps at   
   965Gbps by 11:36.    
      
   Activity then slowly decreased to 549Gbps by 12:41, with the attack ending   
   shortly afterwards. The DDoS attack was multivector in nature, featuring a   
   peak of 965Gbps in UDP flood, 229Gbps in SYN flood, 214Gbps in IP flood, and   
   169Gbps in TCP flood. Sporting events are major targets    
      
   Qrator notes that the attack happened on the same day that NHL star Alexander   
   Ovechkin scored his 892nd goal, tying Wayne Gretzky's long-standing record.   
   Ovechkins achievement was likely the trigger for the attack as the online   
   betting sector is especially vulnerable during major sporting events.    
      
   A similar attack pattern was spotted during the 2024 UEFA European Football   
   Championship, held in Germany, where spikes in DDoS activity also targeted   
   online betting sites.    
      
   This new incident is a clear reminder that major industry-specific events can   
   be exploited by malicious actors. Companies that work with them, such as   
   online betting platforms, must prepare in advance to defend their digital   
   infrastructure when attention is at its peak, said Andrey Leskin, Chief   
   Technology Officer at Qrator Labs.    
      
   With major sporting moments drawing massive audiences online, betting   
   platforms continue to be a prime target for coordinated attacks such as this   
   one.    
      
   Other noteworthy sporting events set to take place this year, which could   
   prove to be a target for similar DDoS strikes, include the FIFA Club World    
   Cup in the United States and the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/largest-ddos-attack-of-2025-hit-an-online-bettin   
   g-organization-with-1tbps-brute-force-heres-what-we-know   
      
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