Gcore Radar report reveals 150% surge in DDoS attacks year-on-year
2026-03-24T08:51:43Z•18df52f0c1e9a557f31a2a973f1aabebebd3a12f7ec2fbef12e23dd3bf7e7767
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What happened
Multiple HackRead items report a deteriorating cyber threat landscape: Gcore Radar notes a 150% year-on-year surge in DDoS activity while law enforcement and industry actions dismantled several major botnets (Aisuru, KimWolf, JackSkid, Mossad). A destructive new campaign dubbed CanisterWorm leverages an npm supply-chain compromise to hijack developer accounts, target Kubernetes clusters and deploy a destructive “Kamikaze” wiper. Other notable items include a LAPSUS$-claimed data breach of AstraZeneca (alleged source code, credentials, cloud configs), a JavaScript-based fake Zoom invite scam sp
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