DDoS attacks on eCommerce reach their highest levels over the Black Friday weekend

Cybercriminals are just as keen to exploit the holiday shopping boom as anyone else, with DDoS attacks on eCommerce providers increasing by over 70 percent on Black Friday compared with other days in November. On Cyber Monday, attacks increased by 109 percent compared with the November average. Cloud anti-DDoS company Link11 has released data showing several attacks observed during Black Friday and Cyber Monday were of up to 100 Gbps bandwidth, and the average attack volume on both days was just under 6Gbps. Attack volumes approaching 6Gbps far exceed the capacity of most websites. Link11 is warning online merchants, payment… [Continue Reading]