Unknown Depth of DDoS Attacks

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) many people including Cyber Security Experts thinks it is just a normal attack where cybercriminals flood a network with so much malicious traffic that the network can't handle and gets overwhelmed, that's really true but do we have permanent solutions for that No I am not just talking about Pakistan or India Many Develop Countries like USA Germany is even not ready for these kinds of DDoS attacks These attack can be very power full that can cause permanent damage to the organizations??

Small Big Organization

While I cannot name a specific organization, I can say that they usually hire dark web hackers to take the upper hand over larger firms by sending them DDoS attacks and preventing their services from working to create a gap in their service that can be exploited by the larger company to take advantage of their clients.

Experts Thinking about it

Many Cyber Security Experts say that they can handle these kinds of attacks or already made solutions but according to me I don't think so because to make such kind of protection first we need to have that much power to attack on the protection to see the potential of it but they didn't do that, experts just increase the bandwidth or using multiple servers to load balance between them I know that help to prevent DDoS but not that much for that we need a very big server farm or a big infrastructure like Facebook?

I do not know Facebook's current infrastructure or server count, as this information is not publicly disclosed. However, according to some estimates, Facebook has tens of thousands of servers distributed across its global data center network, which includes data centers in the United States, Europe, Asia, and other regions. Facebook also uses various technologies and tools, such as load balancers, caching systems, and other optimizations, to help efficiently manage its server infrastructure and handle the massive amounts of user traffic it receives on a daily basis.?

Railway Incident

In November 2018, Pakistan Railway online ticketing system was hit by a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack that caused disruptions and delays in the system. The attack was reportedly carried out by a group of hackers based in India, who claimed responsibility for the attack.

According to reports, the attack was one of the largest DDoS attacks on the Pakistan Railway system, with up to 20,000 requests per second being sent to the system's servers. The attack lasted for several hours, with the hackers using multiple IP addresses to launch the attack from different locations.

Highest DDoS attack ever Pakistan got

The highest DDoS attack recorded in Pakistan was reportedly in 2019, when the website of the country's National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) was hit by a massive DDoS attack. The attack was said to have peaked at 724 Gbps, making it one of the largest DDoS attacks ever recorded globally.

Highest DDoS attack ever Recorded

The highest DDoS attack ever recorded occurred in February 2018 and targeted a US-based service provider, GitHub. The attack was reported to have peaked at 1.35 Tbps (terabits per second), making it the largest DDoS attack ever recorded. but this number is not correct according to me because this number is what they got after filtering the traffic

As of my knowledge cutoff of September 2021, the following are some of the largest DDoS attacks that have been publicly reported:

GitHub (2018) - This attack is believed to be the largest DDoS attack ever recorded at the time, peaking at 1.35 Tbps. The attack was carried out using a new type of amplification technique called the Memcached amplification attack.

Amazon Web Services (2020) - In August 2020, Amazon Web Services (AWS) was targeted by a massive DDoS attack that peaked at 2.3 Tbps. The attack was carried out using a combination of different techniques, including UDP-based amplification attacks, SYN floods, and HTTP floods.

OVH (2016) - In September 2016, the French hosting provider OVH was hit by a massive DDoS attack that peaked at 1.1 Tbps. The attack was reportedly carried out using a botnet consisting of over 150,000 compromised IoT devices, including cameras and routers.

The information I provided about the largest DDoS attacks comes from various news articles and reports that have been published over the years.

I can tell you that if cyber wars occur or any other attack occurs, I am not sure if we will be safe. We need to change our technology to the latest and greatest technology to deal with these threats. In today's world, people are not aware of the importance of that, they do not know about data protection and other stuff, and they are just surfing the web without taking any precautions that need to be changed specifically in Pakistan our education?system is very outdated

Still, in 2023 many famous Websites are insecure due to the unawareness their cyber security experts are not ready to manage these kinds of attacks because they are thinking to use Cloudflare reverse proxy?load balancing ip spoofing is enough for protection but its not like without having the practice of handling that much traffic they cant protect but there is also an issue that hasn't even learned about it because they don't know that can an attack can be that much powerful that can cause permanent damage to organizations

What we can do About it? (Conclusions)

As we know If Cyber wars happen we can't do anything we are not ready for it the best thing we can do is to make new solutions on DDoS protections hire hackers and start penetrating and changing the technology day by day because hackers are making new strategies and improving day by day, My point of view related that is to scan the ISP and see from where the More DDoS is coming and block them from their main tail

Top 6 countries with the highest number of devices infected with botnet malware as:

• India
• Brazil
• China
• Vietnam
• Mexico
• Russia

These organizations work with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and other entities to ensure that IP addresses are allocated and registered in a fair and efficient manner.

African Network Information Center (AFRINIC)

American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)

Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC)

Latin America and Caribbean Network Information Centre (LACNIC)

Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC)

These Organizations have the ability to block DDoS from the main tail, however, this is a large and complex project to execute. If done properly, this project can lead to permanent solutions to DDoS attacks. The project is quite difficult, as it involves identifying the source of the attack, as well as implementing a protection system that is able to withstand the attack. In order to achieve successful results, organizations must be sure to invest in the right solutions, such as hardware and software that are capable of withstanding high levels of malicious traffic. Additionally, they must have the capability to detect and block malicious traffic before it reaches the main tail. This can be done through the implementation of firewalls and intrusion detection systems. Ultimately, if organizations take the necessary steps and invest in the right solutions, they can successfully block DDoS from the main tail and prevent future DDoS attacks.

? 2023 AbdulRehman Farooqi