Worldwide list of DDoS attacks that took place during the month of August 2021
Date of attack | Country | Industry | Downtime | Company Affected | Size of Company | Attack Details | Press Link |
Aug 28 | Russia | Hospitality | NA | YobiDoyobi | Small | DDoS attack launched to protest against the restaurant’s latest advertisement campaign | Click here |
Aug 19 | Philippines | Government | 3 weeks | Rights Group Karapatan | NA | Heavy and sustained DDoS attacks using at least 30,000 bots. | Click here |
Aug 14 |
Japan | Gaming | NA | Square Enix | Enterprise | The attack affected players in the European data center; causing disconnections and, difficulties logging into MMO RPG Final Fantasy XIV. | Click here |
Aug 6 | Philippines | Government | NA | Online Portal for COVID-10 Vaccination | NA | A bot-triggered DDoS attack flooded their server with millions of requests for registration, denying access to genuine registrars. | Click here |