Oct 26, 2016 · The DDoS attack that hit Dyn Friday was a sophisticated, highly distributed attack involving "10s of millions of IP addresses," the company said in a statement over the weekend. The attack, which came in three waves, disrupted service for many users trying to reach Twitter, Etsy, Github, Spotify, Reddit, Netflix and SoundCloud, among others ... However, it's important to note that the DoS attack (the version of the Denial of Service attack that's done in one location and IP address) and DDoS attack (the version of the DoS attack that's done in multiple locations and IP addresses) can be used to cripple computers and networks from all types of domains, from a simple image board ... Jul 25, 2017 · DDoS stands for Distributed Denial of Service and occurs when a single system crashes after being targeted by multiple systems to flood its bandwidth. Our CEO, Francis Dinha, gave a good analogy in his recent Forbes article: “You can think of it as a group of people crowding the entry door to a shop or business. By standing at the entrance ...