Today saw the BBC website and many of its web services including iPlayer and iPlayer Radio taken offline, in what is believed to have been a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. A DDoS ...

According to new data released by Netscout, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are on the rise. There were 17 million such attacks in 2024 – up from 13 million the year before. It’s an ...

Would-be hackers can rent a botnet to try to force a site offline for as little as £50 a day The technology world isn't exactly starved for acronyms. These days, however, one stands out: DDoS. It's ...

The technology world isn't exactly starved for acronyms. These days, however, one stands out: DDoS. It's short for distributed denial of service, tech-speak for cyber attacks that overwhelm computers ...