Microsoft’s Azure DDoS Defense: Not the Biggest, But Still a Knockout!
Microsoft recently thwarted a colossal DDoS attack on its Azure cloud service, peaking at 15.72 Tbps. While not the largest globally, it’s still a whopper of a cyber assault, powered by the infamous Aisuru botnet. Azure’s epic showdown with this digital juggernaut was worthy of a popcorn-and-soda session!
Hot Take:
Looks like Microsoft’s Azure cloud just got an unsolicited DDoS massage from Aisuru! While it wasn’t the largest one globally, it was definitely the biggest Azure has faced. Who knew clouds could be so stormy? Microsoft should consider renaming Azure to “Azure Agility,” given how it danced around that attack!
Key Points:
- Microsoft mitigated a record-breaking DDoS attack on its Azure cloud service.
- The attack peaked at 15.72 Tbps and 3.64 billion packets per second.
- It wasn’t the largest attack globally; that title belongs to a 22.2 Tbps attack on a European company.
- The attack was powered by the Aisuru botnet, a TurboMirai-class IoT botnet.
- Aisuru is involved in DDoS-for-hire services, often targeting online gaming platforms.
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