In TCP reflection attacks, a DDoS attacker sends a TCP SYN packet to a variety of different systems while spoofing its IP address to that of the victim. This point, the connection is established. The recipient sends a SYN/ACK packet thatĪcknowledges the attempt to connect and tries to synchronize as well, andįinally the original sender then sends a packet acknowledging (ACK) this. This requiresĬompleting the TCP handshake, which begins with a synchronization (SYN) packet Part of providing these guarantees requires a computer initiatingĪ TCP session to set up a connection with the intended recipient. Other guarantees to the service using it. It’s designed to provide high reliability and TCP is the protocol that many types of Internet traffic, like web Recently, DDoSĪttackers have been observed using a new type of amplificationĪttack that takes advantage of how TCP, an underlying protocol of the Internet, Abusing TCP for AmplificationĪ variety of different DDoS amplifiers exist with a range ofĭifferent amplification factors. The use of DDoS amplifiers allows attackers to generate DDoSĪttack traffic volumes far in excess of what the systems under their controlĬan produce. The attack is legitimate, the service responds, sending a larger response to To the service while spoofing their IP address to that of their target. These amplifiers are services where the attacker can send a request To achieve high packet sizes, DDoS attackers commonly use DDoSĪmplifiers. Onto the Internet makes generating large volumes of malicious packets easy. Introduction of a massive number of insecure Internet of Things (IoT) devices Achieving a high quantity ofĪttack packets is easy with DDoS botnets. Quantity to push the target system over the edge. Process per second, meaning that an attacker can either use packet size or packet This capacity boils down to the amount of data that the system can Including the bandwidth of its Internet connection, the maximum number ofĬoncurrent connections that a system can maintain, and the amount of data that System’s networking capacity is limited in a number of different ways, The system’s ability to receive and respond to connections over the network. The most common bottleneck that DDoS attackers try to exploit is Ones, rendering it inaccessible for legitimate users. With malicious requests that it has no bandwidth for responding to legitimate The end result is that the system is so busy dealing Processing and performs enough requests or actions that the capacity of thatīottleneck is exceeded. The attacker identifies a bottleneck in the system’s A recentĭevelopment in DDoS attacks is the use of TCP reflection attacks as a DDoSĪ DDoS is a relatively unsophisticated method of taking down a Slip past the protections that organizations deploy on their networks. DDoS attackers are constantly working to evolve their attacks to
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