Microsoft's Azure was targeted by a 15.72 Tbps DDoS attack from the Aisuru botnet, utilizing over 500,000 IP addresses, and employing high-rate UDP floods, peaking at 3.64 billion packets per second. Aisuru, a Turbo Mirai-class botnet, exploits vulnerabilities in IoT devices, significantly growing in size after breaching a router firmware update server. This attack follows other DDoS incidents linked to the same botnet, and highlights ongoing security challenges with IoT devices.
Microsoft: Azure Hit by 15 Tbps DDoS Attack Using 500,000 IP Addresses
