The XOR botnet is capable of DDoS attacks in excess of 150Gpbs. The most frequent target of the botnet was the gaming sector, followed by educational institutions. XOR attacks up to 20 targets per day, and 90 percent of them are in Asia, Akamai says. Researchers say Linux-based networks in the data center have become a prime target because administrators often forget that Linux needs to be maintained too. The full report on XOR is available online.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2986869/xor-linux-based-botnet-pushing-20-attacks-a-day.html