Citrix hit by DDoS cyberattack, says working on a fix
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Fri, Dec 25 2020 10:57 IST |
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New Delhi, Dec 25 : Desktop virtualisation leader Citrix has admitted being hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) cyberattack, saying the company is continuing to investigate the impact the attack poses on its application delivery controller (ADC) devices.
Citrix ADC is the most comprehensive application delivery and load balancing solution for application security and holistic visibility. Citrix is aware of a DDoS attack pattern impacting Citrix ADCs. As part of this attack, an attacker or bots can overwhelm the Citrix ADC DTLS (Datagram Transport Layer Security) network throughput, potentially leading to outbound bandwidth exhaustion, the company said in its threat update.
Citrix confirms ongoing DDoS attack impacting NetScaler ADCs
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Citrix has confirmed today that an ongoing DDoS attack pattern using DTLS as an amplification vector is affecting Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) networking appliances with EDT enabled.
Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) is a communications protocol for securing delay-sensitive apps and services that use datagram transport.
DTLS is based on the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol and it is designed to prevent eavesdropping and tampering, and to protect data privacy.
Reports of the attack have startedtrickling in on December 21st, with customers reporting an ongoing DDOS amplify attack over UDP/443 against Citrix (NetScaler) Gateway devices.