DDoS attackers are pouncing on unpatched vulnerabilities

IoT manufacturers are failing to help prevent DDoS attacks by fixing known vulnerabilities, allowing criminals to launch years-long campaigns.

Unpatched or poorly secured devices, purpose-built to keep costs down, allowed attackers to launch over 27,000 botnet-driven DDoS attacks during March alone. New figures from NetScout reveal that service providers were hit with an average of one attack every two minutes.

Overall, there were around 880 confirmed DDoS attacks per day, peaking on March 10 with more than 1,600 incidents.

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