threat updates
GLOBAL
Link11 has published its DDoS report
for the first half of 2019, highlighting
how attackers are increasingly using
public cloud services to launch attacks.
It also shows significant growth in
average DDoS attack volumes.
In H1 2019 the Link11 Security
Operation Center (LSOC) registered
18,375 attacks in its global network. A
total of 37 attacks reached bandwidth
peaks of over 100 Gbps and the highest
peak bandwidth seen was 224 Gbps.
More information is available in the
full Link11 DDoS report for H1 2019 at
link11.com/en/downloads/ddos-report-
1st-half-year-2019/
GLOBAL
Lookout Phishing AI has detailed in a research blog how it has
detected a mobile-aware phishing campaign targeting non-
governmental organisations around the world, including a variety
of United Nations humanitarian organisations.
The infrastructure connected to this attack has been live since
March 2019, with two domains having been identified as hosting
the phishing content.
Lookout has contacted law enforcement and the targeted
organisations, but said as of the publication of its blog the attack
was still ongoing.
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