Top Attacking IPs: iWeb Technologies

2024-10-19

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Almost one years report on DoS/DDoS Attacks: October 7 to October 22, 2023

Target PalestineChronicle.com Big Winner: iWeb Technologies Inc.

Between October 7 and October 22, 2023, a series of DoS (Denial of Service) and DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks targeted several websites, including PalestineChronicle.com. These attacks aimed to overwhelm the site with excessive traffic, rendering it inaccessible to users. However, thanks to the robust protection provided by Deflect Key Insights:

Attack Type: DoS/DDoS
Duration: October 7 – October 22, 2023
Protected Entity: PalestineChronicle.com
Primary Defender: Deflect.

This incident highlights the ongoing threat landscape faced by websites engaged in sensitive political and social issues. Leveraging sophisticated cyber defense strategies,

INTRODUCTION

Violence that engulfed Israel and Gaza in recent weeks has permeated the digital commons as well. From horrifying footage of murder on our computer screens to hateful discourse throughout social media platforms. The Deflect infrastructure has for many years been a secure home for Israeli and Palestinian human rights groups, media and civic institutions. Deflect staff continue to apply our project’s principles and terms of service to ensure that the network is not used as a platform for promoting violence or hate. We also seek our clients’ explicit permission before publicizing their association with Deflect and reporting on attacks that aims to silence them.

Since Oct 7, 2023, Deflect recorded six significant DoS/DDoS attacks against Israeli human rights organizations (btselem.org) that culminated with 54 million attack events hitting our edge servers. We also recorded 11 significant DoS/DDoS attacks against the Palestinian news website (palestinechronicle.com), with a total of 7 million malicious hits in various attack formation.

ATTACK: PALESTINECHRONICLE.COM

Parameters: Js Challenger: Off / Hitting rate limit result: Firewall ban