DDoS
abbreviation or noun
ˈdē-ˌdäs 
ˌdē-ˌdē-ˌō-ˈes
: distributed denial of service
In the last couple of days they've launched DDoSes on the Web sites of Visa, MasterCard, and various other entities …—
Farhad Manjoo
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Examples of DDoS in a Sentence
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However, these cases are rare and usually do not escalate into large-scale DDoS attacks, as launching multiple high-volume attacks is very expensive and attracts law enforcement attention.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
One expert in volumetric DDoS attacks, the most common type of DDoS that entails simply directing a massive amount of fake traffic at a computer network, said a scan of recent internet traffic showed no signs of an attack aimed at X, which seemed to otherwise work normally.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2024
State of play: DDoS is just one of a long list of cybersecurity threats that experts are keeping an eye on throughout the Olympic Games.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 26 July 2024
Up to now, most of Anonymous’ DDoS attacks have been symbolic.
—Yochai Benkler, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2012
Most types of malware want to use your computer's resources, whether for mining bitcoins, launching DDoS attacks, or stealing your personal data.
—PCMAG, 14 June 2024
OpenAI later revealed that the November outage was related to a DDoS attack.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 4 June 2024
Ultimately, the law is looking to prevent incidents like the Mirai botnet DDoS attack in 2016, which used a short list of 62 common default usernames and passwords to scan for vulnerable devices and ensnared nearly 300,000 devices.
—Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
According to Avira, this means that when the VPN is active, your computer won't be roped into being part of a botnet and sent off to DDoS a website or send oodles of spam.
—PCMAG, 15 Apr. 2024
Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
One expert in volumetric DDoS attacks, the most common type of DDoS that entails simply directing a massive amount of fake traffic at a computer network, said a scan of recent internet traffic showed no signs of an attack aimed at X, which seemed to otherwise work normally.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2024
State of play: DDoS is just one of a long list of cybersecurity threats that experts are keeping an eye on throughout the Olympic Games.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 26 July 2024
Up to now, most of Anonymous’ DDoS attacks have been symbolic.
—Yochai Benkler, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2012
Most types of malware want to use your computer's resources, whether for mining bitcoins, launching DDoS attacks, or stealing your personal data.
—PCMAG, 14 June 2024
OpenAI later revealed that the November outage was related to a DDoS attack.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 4 June 2024
Ultimately, the law is looking to prevent incidents like the Mirai botnet DDoS attack in 2016, which used a short list of 62 common default usernames and passwords to scan for vulnerable devices and ensnared nearly 300,000 devices.
—Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
According to Avira, this means that when the VPN is active, your computer won't be roped into being part of a botnet and sent off to DDoS a website or send oodles of spam.
—PCMAG, 15 Apr. 2024
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“DDoS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DDoS. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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