Original Post: Cyberattack on Swedish Gambling Site During Eurovision Highlights Strategic Threats
The Eurovision Song Contest, a popular annual music event attracting over 180 million global viewers, also spurs significant betting activity, including wagers on various outcomes. This year, during the Eurovision semifinals from May 7-9, a Swedish gambling site protected by Imperva faced a strategic cyberattack. The attackers employed multiple methods, including SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and remote code execution (RCE), targeting the site with over 2 million malicious requests from 103,000 IP addresses. This incident highlights the increasing sophistication of cyber threats and the importance of robust cybersecurity measures during high-profile events. Imperva emphasizes continuous monitoring, vulnerability scanning, and self-adjusting DDoS protection to mitigate such threats and protect critical infrastructure and data.
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