2025 DDoS escalation targeting technology, telecom, finance, Israel, the US and Ukraine
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A 168% rise in DDoS attacks during 2025 shows a faster, more disruptive availability threat that is hitting technology, telecommunications, and financial services hardest. The average customer saw 25,351 attempted attacks in the period, or about 139 a day, while the most intense floods were multi-terabit and often lasted only 35 minutes. High-impact web attacks lasting less than 60 seconds make detection and response much harder. Israel, the US, and Ukraine were the most targeted countries, pointing to a broader hacktivism-driven disruption pattern.
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Middle East retaliatory hacktivist DDoS campaign
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First: 04.03.2026 19:21
Last: 04.03.2026 19:21
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A **retaliatory hacktivist DDoS campaign** has surged across the **Middle East**, creating broad disruption risk for **government** and **public-infrastructure** targets. Research...
Middle East retaliatory hacktivist DDoS campaign
CampaignAbout this happening: A **retaliatory hacktivist DDoS campaign** has surged across the **Middle East**, creating broad disruption risk for **government** and **public-infrastructure** targets. Research...
Middle East hacktivist surge targets government, banking, aviation and telecom sectors
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First: 02.03.2026 17:00
Last: 02.03.2026 17:00
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**More than 150 hacktivist incidents** were recorded between **February 28 and March 1, 2026**, marking a sharp surge in **Middle East** targeting that raised spillover risk for o...
Middle East hacktivist surge targets government, banking, aviation and telecom sectors
Target TrendAbout this happening: **More than 150 hacktivist incidents** were recorded between **February 28 and March 1, 2026**, marking a sharp surge in **Middle East** targeting that raised spillover risk for o...
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20.02.2026 14:30 2 articles · 3mo ago
Radware reports a 168% rise in DDoS attacks during 2025
Technical Analysis UpdateRadware’s 2026 Global Threat Analysis Report says DDoS attacks rose 168% in 2025 versus 2024, with the average Radware customer facing more than 25,351 attempted DDoS attacks during the reporting period. The report says technology, telecommunications and financial services were the most targeted sectors, while Israel, the US and Ukraine were the most targeted countries. It also describes attacks as faster and more disruptive, including multi-terabit floods averaging 35 minutes and high-impact web DDoS attacks lasting less than 60 seconds, with hacktivism and hundreds of Telegram channels sustaining the activity.
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- Dramatic Escalation Frequency and Power of in DDoS Attacks — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 20.02.2026 14:30
- Dramatic Escalation Frequency and Power of in DDoS Attacks — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 20.02.2026 14:30