{"id":53962,"date":"2016-08-05T15:44:03","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T15:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=53962"},"modified":"2016-08-05T23:08:21","modified_gmt":"2016-08-05T23:08:21","slug":"linex-ddos-attacks-surge-q2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/linex-ddos-attacks-surge-q2\/","title":{"rendered":"Linux DDoS Attacks Surge in Q2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Linux DDoS attacks increased significantly in the second quarter of this year.\u00a0 Find out why&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Linux Insider reporteded Linux DDoS attacks occurred within 70 different countries in the second quarter of 2016.\u00a0\u00a0China ended up\u00a0taking the brunt of it with 77% of all attacks occurring within their borders.\u00a0 This operating system appears to be the primary target for DDoS attacks due to the potential vulnerabilities within the system.\u00a0 A major issue contributing to this, is the lack of 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