1.7Tbps reflection/amplification DDoS attack recorded on unnamed US-based customer’s website. Similar to last week’s 1.35 Tbps attack on GitHub, latest attack amplified by a factor of 51,000 using thousands of misconfigured Memcached servers exposed on the Internet. Cybercriminals have started weaponizing the DDoS attacks through vulnerable memcached server to extort money from victims, according to Akamai, which said its customers have been receiving extortion messages.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2018/03/ddos-attack-memcached.html