#Imperva

Imperva releases data showing that 25% of all gambling sites were hit with DDoS attacks executed by botnets in June. As the Wimbledon tennis tournament began at the end of June, DDoS attacks increased and impacted 10% of gambling sites. This continues a damaging pattern for the industry with 40% of gambling sites suffering attacks in the last 12…

A quarter of all gambling sites were hit with distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks executed by botnets in June, according to a new report by cybersecurity company Imperva. The figures suggest DDoS attacks increased and impacted one in 10 (10%) gambling sites in conjunction with the beginning of the Wimbledon tennis tournament. The timing of…

Recent research conducted by cyber security company Imperva shows a rise of'bookie bots' - cybercriminals use bots to deploy DDoS attacks on gambling sites aiming to cause disruption to their services or even take sites down completely. According to the research, in June only, 25% of all gambling sites were hit with DDoS attacks. Imperva noted that…

The upcoming FIFA Qatar World Cup 2022 should be the cause of much celebration. Located in the sweltering but swanky emirate, the world's soccer pinnacle is bound to have billions of eyeballs glued to it when the games start in earnest this fall. If you are a sportsbook operator, this sounds like a lot of betting handle (and revenue) coming your…