DDoS
abbreviation or noun
ˈdē-ˌdäs 
ˌdē-ˌdē-ˌō-ˈes
: distributed denial of service
In the last couple of days they've launched DDoSes on the Web sites of Visa, MasterCard, and various other entities …—
Farhad Manjoo
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Examples of DDoS in a Sentence
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According to Avira, this means that when the VPN is active, your computer won't be roped into being part of a botnet and sent off to DDoS a website or send oodles of spam.
—PCMAG, 15 Apr. 2024
In February, Cloudflare blocked an application-level DDoS that reached 71 million requests per second.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2023
OpenAI was in recent days hit by a DDoS attack that also contributed to a less-than-great experience for some users.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2023
Though the string of recent DDoS attacks on Google, Cloudflare, Microsoft, and Amazon raised the alarm for being so large, the companies were ultimately able to repel the attacks, which didn't cause lasting damage.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2023
The Jerusalem Post, one of Israel’s top newspapers, went offline Sunday after one group announced its plans to DDoS, and remained offline Monday.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2023
To minimize the threat of DDoS attacks, choose a cloud service provider that protects against this type of attack.
—Kristen Lynch, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2023
Minecraft server administrators often hire DDoS services to knock rivals offline.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 May 2023
Initially reticent to name the cause, Microsoft has now disclosed that DDoS attacks by the murky upstart were indeed to blame.
—Frank Bajak, ajc, 18 June 2023
PCMAG, 15 Apr. 2024
In February, Cloudflare blocked an application-level DDoS that reached 71 million requests per second.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2023
OpenAI was in recent days hit by a DDoS attack that also contributed to a less-than-great experience for some users.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2023
Though the string of recent DDoS attacks on Google, Cloudflare, Microsoft, and Amazon raised the alarm for being so large, the companies were ultimately able to repel the attacks, which didn't cause lasting damage.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2023
The Jerusalem Post, one of Israel’s top newspapers, went offline Sunday after one group announced its plans to DDoS, and remained offline Monday.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2023
To minimize the threat of DDoS attacks, choose a cloud service provider that protects against this type of attack.
—Kristen Lynch, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2023
Minecraft server administrators often hire DDoS services to knock rivals offline.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 May 2023
Initially reticent to name the cause, Microsoft has now disclosed that DDoS attacks by the murky upstart were indeed to blame.
—Frank Bajak, ajc, 18 June 2023
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