Understanding DDoS Attacks
Most DDoS attacks are carried out by botnets, a “group of computers which have been infected by malware and have come under the control of a malicious user.” These machines are then hijacked and used against whatever service the attacker wants denied service.
While the computers that make up the botnet are infected by malware, it is important to note that if your WordPress website is DDoS’d, your website is not being infected with malware. The DDoS simply prevents normal traffic from getting to you. However, if your computer has already been compromised by a security flaw, your servers could become part of a botnet that carries out a DDoS attack on someone else.
Read more: DDoS vs DoS
DDoS is Not Hacking
As we said above, a DDoS attack is not an attempt at exploiting a vulnerability to gain access to your site. That’s more along the lines of a brute force attack. That’s when a particular party attempts to power their way into your site by repeated login attempts and password resets (to put it mildly).
DDoSers are not trying to get your passwords, take over your site, install malware, or use your computer for nefarious means. If you are being DDoS’d, you are being denied service. No one needs access to your server because they’re bombarding it via public channels. Not the backend like hacks and intrusions and brute force attacks.
While the computers that make up the botnet are infected by malware, it is important to note that if your WordPress website is DDoS’d, your website is not being infected with malware. The DDoS simply prevents normal traffic from getting to you. However, if your computer has already been compromised by a security flaw, your servers could become part of a botnet that carries out a DDoS attack on someone else.
Read more: DDoS vs DoS
DDoS is Not Hacking
As we said above, a DDoS attack is not an attempt at exploiting a vulnerability to gain access to your site. That’s more along the lines of a brute force attack. That’s when a particular party attempts to power their way into your site by repeated login attempts and password resets (to put it mildly).
DDoSers are not trying to get your passwords, take over your site, install malware, or use your computer for nefarious means. If you are being DDoS’d, you are being denied service. No one needs access to your server because they’re bombarding it via public channels. Not the backend like hacks and intrusions and brute force attacks.
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