DDoS attacks often use botnets

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DDoS attacks often use botnets

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Lastly, they can also be launched to hide other types of ruthless actions while running, such as data theft, ransomware infection , or any other hack.

Whatever their actual target, the financial losses they may incur can be very significant. Prolonged attacks can even threaten the survival of a company if they are not stopped in time.

Worse still, DDoS attacks are relatively cheap to execute. For a paltry $5 per hour, it is possible to hire a botnet service to attack a target for 24 hours. Such services are often advertised under the bahrain whatsapp number data 5 million guise of “stress services,” for people who want to stress test their servers.

How are Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks executed?
A DDoS attack can be initiated in a variety of ways, but typically involves multiple computer systems sending a multitude of requests to the target system at once. The target system becomes overwhelmed and unusable. It can no longer respond to legitimate requests from visitors to the targeted page.

Often, the systems used to send numerous requests to flood the target page are networks of bots called " botnets . "

A bot is a script or software program designed to perform repetitive tasks. For example, web spiders and search engines are bots (but with good intentions). But in the case of a DDoS attack, repetitive tasks consist of making a request to a web server, over and over again, for malicious purposes.

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A computer, server, or IoT device can become a bot if the user inadvertently downloads malware from a malicious actor. This bot then connects to command and control servers, which contain the instructions for launching an attack.

Once the malware has spread enough to create an army of bots, the botnet is ready to be deployed for malicious purposes. The goal is usually a DDoS attack, but it can also be deployed to steal data, send spam, or distribute ransomware.

For example, in 2016, the domain name service (DNS) Dyn suffered a massive DDoS attack from a botnet. The botnet called Mirai exploited security vulnerabilities in 30,000 Wi-Fi cameras, allowing hackers to access users' Wi-Fi routers and thus create a gigantic botnet. This attack had secondary effects on thousands of other websites that used Dyn's services.
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