DDoS Cyber-Attack

• 21 Feb 2025

Source: TH 

Karnataka's Kaveri 2.0 portal that deals with property registration faced severe disruptions due to a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. 

• This overloaded the system with fake accounts and automated requests, causing downtime. 
• Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attack: 
  • About: DDoS attack is a cyberattack that floods a website or network with malicious traffic making it inaccessible.  
    • DDoS attacks are large-scale versions of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks  that use multiple compromised systems (botnets) instead of a single source to overload the target. 
  • Types: 
  • Impact: 
    • DDoS attacks disrupt services, impact revenue, and expose cybersecurity vulnerabilities, damaging an organization's reputation. 
  • Mitigation Strategies 
    • Traffic filtering, rate limiting, bot detection (CAPTCHA, behavioral analysis), security audits, incident response plans, and multi-factor authentication enhance defense against DDoS attacks. 

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