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The risky race to AI: How DeepSeek is reshaping the AI landscape

Thu, 26th Jun 2025
Chinese startup DeepSeek's new AI model cuts costs but sparks global security fears, prompting bans and cyberattacks amid geopolitical tensions.
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Radware report reveals 265% rise in global web DDoS attacks

Fri, 16th Aug 2024
Radware's H1 2024 report shows a 265% surge in global web DDoS attacks, largely due to geopolitical tensions and increased exploitation of application infrastructure.
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Malicious web application transactions skyrocket 500%

Fri, 25th Aug 2023
Radware, a provider of cyber security and application delivery solutions, has released its first half of the 2023 Global Threat Analysis Report.
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Top 15 most active political and religious hacktivists groups revealed

Thu, 27th Apr 2023
Report ranks top 15 most active political and religious hacktivist groups, showing a rise in hacktivism since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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DDoS attacks not only more frequent but more powerful - report

Thu, 16th Feb 2023
Radware's 2022 Threat Analysis Report reveals that DDoS attacks surged in number, power, and complexity, with a 150% increase globally compared to 2021.
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Killnet software given to pro-Russian hacktivists - Radware

Thu, 2nd Feb 2023
Passion Botnet, a DDoS-as-a-Service offered by the Passion Group, has been used in attacks targeting medical institutions across multiple countries.
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DDoS activity rises dramatically - Radware report

Thu, 18th Aug 2022
The first six months of 2022 were marked by a significant increase in DDoS activity across the globe, according to a new report.
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Q1 DDoS and application attack activity reveals surprise result

Thu, 16th Jun 2022
Cybersecurity threats in Q1 2022 saw a rise in DDoS attacks and application vulnerabilities, driven by geopolitical instability and hacktivists.
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Malicious web application attacks climb 88% - report

Tue, 15th Mar 2022
Malicious web application attacks have surged 88% in 2021, while distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks rose 37%, according to Radware.
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Why cyber crime will continue to flourish in 2022

Tue, 11th Jan 2022
Cybercrime flourished in 2021, and there are no signs that it will slow down in 2022. There are several factors behind this high-confidence prediction.
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Radware notes huge uptick in DDoS attack blocking in 2021

Mon, 1st Nov 2021
Massive uptick in DDoS attacks against communications, healthcare, and technology sectors, according to Radware's Q3 report.
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Increase in DDoS extortion campaigns and hit-and-run assaults

Tue, 3rd Aug 2021
DDoS attack volumes rose over 40% in Q2 2021, with technology firms facing the most attacks, according to Radware's report.
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Five tips to protect against IoT search engines targeting vulnerable devices

Mon, 2nd Aug 2021
IoT search engines pose serious risks as well as offering solutions, with the vulnerabilities of VMware vCenter servers serving as a prime example.
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Warning: Fancy Lazarus DDoS extortion group resurfaces

Thu, 17th Jun 2021
The Fancy Lazarus DDoS extortion group has returned with a new campaign targeting unprotected assets in all industries, warns cybersecurity firm Radware.
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DDoS attack report finds attack volumes up dramatically

Wed, 2nd Jun 2021
The DDoS attack report analyses attack activity by industries, attack vectors, DDoS attacks on applications and on-premise versus cloud.
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DDoS attack volumes on the rise - report

Tue, 25th May 2021
By the end of 2020, the extortionists started circling back to earlier victims who did not pay ransom in earlier attempts, reusing their attack research.
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Security threats endanger tens of millions working from home

Thu, 9th Jul 2020
There are pressures to stay trading, but it is imperative to ensure that actions taken now don’t encourage security disasters in the future.
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Security threats endanger tens of millions working from home

Wed, 17th Jun 2020
Taking measures to prevent disruption to critical servers is paramount, and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are high on the list of threats.