Killnet and AnonymousSudan DDoS attack Australian university websites, and threaten more attacks — here’s what to do about it

Over the past 24 hours, pro-Russian hacker groups Killnet and Anonymous Sudan have targeted university websites in Australia with HTTP DDoS attacks. The threat actors are planning to attack more universities, airports, and hospitals in the country starting from March 28th. This is not the first time these hacking groups have been active; in February, they targeted multiple US healthcare organizations, while October saw them calling for attacks on US airport websites. DDoS attacks can overwhelm networks with large amounts of malicious traffic, disrupting services or taking networks offline. To protect against such attacks, businesses need to implement detection and mitigation measures, preferably automated ones. Cloudflare provides free unlimited protection against DDoS attacks for all its customers since 2017, as part of its mission to build a better Internet.