An introduction to JavaScript-based DDoS

In recent years, DDoS techniques have become more diversified: attackers are tricking unsuspecting computers into participating in attacks in new and interesting ways. Last year, we saw what was likely the largest attack in history (>400Gbps) performed using NTP reflection. In this attack, the unsuspecting participants were misconfigured NTP servers worldwide. This year, we’re seeing a disturbing new trend: attackers are using malicious JavaScript to trick unsuspecting web users into participating in DDoS attacks.

For
Cloudflare Blog
Date
April 30, 2015
Type
Blog Post
URL
blog.cloudflare.com/an-introduction-to-javascript-based-ddos/