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DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service)

Definition: DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) is a cyberattack where multiple compromised systems flood a target with traffic, overwhelming its resources and causing a denial of service for legitimate users.

Example: In 2018, GitHub faced a DDoS attack peaking at 1.35 Tbps of traffic. The attack used memcached servers to amplify the traffic, making GitHub temporarily inaccessible for many users.

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