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2026

DDoS-for-Hire services prove their power on exposed monitoring servers
DDoS-for-Hire services prove their power on exposed monitoring servers
member portrait Maarten Weyns PhD Student TU Delft
October 05, 2026
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Within the DDoS ecosystem, DDoS-for-Hire services have become increasingly popular. With many providers trying to attract the most customers, it is important for service providers to showcase their attack power. This is done with so-called DDoS “Power Proofs”.

2025

Decoy Databases
Decoy Databases
member portrait Yuqian Song PhD Student TU Delft
November 28, 2025 October 05, 2026
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Decoy Databases: Analyzing Attacks on Public Facing Databases

ACM IMC 2025 - TCP SYN Payloads
ACM IMC 2025 - TCP SYN Payloads
member portrait Dario Ferrero PhD Student TU Delft
November 28, 2025 October 05, 2026
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Highlights from the 2025 ACM IMC Conference

Can a Tarpit Clean Up the Internet
Can a Tarpit Clean Up the Internet?
member portrait Harm Griffioen Principal Investigator TU Delft
June 05, 2025 October 05, 2026
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Can a Tarpit Clean Up the Internet? A Closer Look at Worm Containment Strategies