Digital Attack Map is a live data visualization of DDoS denial attacks worldwide. A DDoS attack is a planned attack on a computer system or networks that attempt to make the resource inaccessible. It is created through a collaboration between Google Ideas and Arbor Networks.
The tool displays anonymous attack traffic data to allow users to explore historical trends. You can also find reports of interruptions occurring on a given day.
DDoS denial-of-service attacks can be purchased on the black market. A 2012 study spoke that the price was $150 for a week-long attack, TrendMicroResearch. More than 2,000 daily attacks can be seen on the Arbor Networks, ATLAS Threat Report. In addition to 1/3 of all incidents that occur are DDoS, Verisign/Merril Research attacks.
Attackers build networks of infected computers, known as ‘botnets’, by spreading malware via emails, websites and social networks. Once infected, these machines can be controlled remotely, without the knowledge of their owners, and used as an army to launch an attack on any target. Some botnets have millions of sleeping machines that are activated when you want the criminal.
Botnets can generate large traffic floods to overwhelm a target. These floods can be generated in multiple ways, such as sending more connection requests than a server can handle, or have computers send large amounts of random data to the victim to use the target’s bandwidth. Some attacks are so large that they can maximize a country’s international cable capacity. Selling silence
There are specialized online marketplaces for buying and selling individual botnets or DDoS attacks. By using these clandestine markets, anyone can pay a nominal fee to silence websites they disagree with or disrupt an organization’s online operations. A week-long DDoS attack, capable of disconnecting a small organization, can cost as little as $150.
The digital attack map shows global DDoS activity on a given day. Attacks are displayed as dotted lines, scaled by size, and placed according to the countries of origin and destination of attack traffic when known. Some features include:
DDoS attacks come in many different forms, from smurf attacks to DoS and death pings. Below are details about the types of attacks and amplification methods found on the map.
You can check the map at the this link.
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