In the period from December 15, 2023 to December 31, 2023, the number of DDoS attacks against stores and other retail outlets in Russia may triple compared to the beginning of the month. socialbites.ca was informed about this by the press service of the StormWall company.
“The population will actively prepare for the New Year celebrations and make purchases in online stores. Hackers will try to take advantage of this opportunity by launching DDoS attacks on websites for the purpose of extortion and blackmail. “Due to the high season, competition among retailers will also intensify,” he said.
StormWall has been recording an increase in DDoS attacks on the eve of the major winter holiday for several years. At the same time, from year to year this trend becomes more pronounced. For example, from December 15, 2022 to December 31, 2022, the increase in the number of attacks on online stores in Russia increased by 174% compared to December 1, 2022 to December 15, 2022.
“Victims of DDoS attacks before the New Year holidays can primarily be small online stores that do not have adequate protection,” experts emphasized.
It is also possible that there will be a sharp increase in bot traffic to retailer resources before the New Year holidays. Bots perform many illegal actions. For example, they are engaged in bulk transportation of goods by car, making them inaccessible to human customers.
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