Massive DDoS attack on U.S. financial company thwarted by cyber firm

A cybersecurity company claims it identified and thwarted a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack targeting a prominent American financial institution. The researchers at Akamai Technologies did not reveal the company’s name but said it is among their "largest and most influential" customers in the financial sector. DDoS attacks overwhelm websites with a flood of traffic,

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