A massive botnet, Aisuru, has carried out a significant 15.7 Tbps Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack against a customer on Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing service. The attack occurred on October 24th and involved over 500,000 devices generating internet traffic to knock the target offline. Microsoft quickly mitigated the impact by filtering and redirecting malicious traffic, ensuring uninterrupted service availability for the affected customer.
Aisuru is an operating botnet that has been making headlines with its record-breaking DDoS attacks since at least last year. It hijacks vulnerable home routers and internet cameras to launch attacks against websites, mobile apps, or servers, overwhelming them with a flood of internet traffic. The creators of Aisuru sell access to the botnet for use in targeting game servers, including those used for Minecraft.
The rise of IoT devices has contributed to the growth of powerful botnets like Aisuru. As more devices gain faster networks and increased power, they enable attackers to scale their attacks accordingly. Microsoft notes that “attackers are scaling with the internet itself,” as fiber-to-the-home speeds increase and IoT devices become more capable.
Aisuru’s previous attack in September reached 22.2 Tbps and pushed over 10 billion packets per second from 300,000 devices. The botnet has demonstrated its capabilities by launching record-breaking DDoS attacks, highlighting the growing threat of botnets in the cyber landscape.
Source: https://uk.pcmag.com/security/161333/massive-157-tbps-ddos-hits-microsofts-azure-traced-to-aisuru-botnet