The online store experienced a DDoS attack which overwhelmed their server with excessive fake traffic, leading to a complete unavailability of their services. This attack halted their operations, causing significant financial losses and a drop in customer trust. The downtime resulted in customers being unable to place orders or receive support, severely impacting the business's reputation and bottom line.
Source: https://hackread.com/how-to-protect-online-presence-from-ddos-attacks/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/online-stores-inc
"id": "onl737060625",
"linkid": "online-stores-inc",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "6/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'All',
'industry': 'Various',
'size': 'Small',
'type': 'Small Business, Personal Blog'}],
'attack_vector': 'Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)',
'customer_advisories': 'Informing users about ongoing situations',
'description': 'A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack overwhelms a '
'server or website with excessive fake traffic until it '
'becomes unavailable. These attacks are often carried out '
'using networks of compromised computers, leading to '
'significant downtime and operational disruption.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Negative',
'customer_complaints': 'High',
'downtime': 'Significant',
'operational_impact': 'Service interruption, customer '
'dissatisfaction',
'systems_affected': 'Website, online store'},
'lessons_learned': 'Importance of strong hosting, using CDNs, firewalls, rate '
'limiting, and constant monitoring',
'motivation': 'Disruption of service, reputational damage',
'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': 'Implement strong hosting, '
'CDNs, firewalls, rate '
'limiting, and constant '
'monitoring',
'root_causes': 'Lack of strong security measures'},
'recommendations': 'Select a reliable hosting provider, use a CDN, implement '
'firewalls and rate limiting, monitor traffic, have a '
'contingency plan, keep devices updated, and consider '
'managed security services',
'references': [{'source': 'Free stock photos from www.rupixen.com from '
'Pixabay'}],
'response': {'adaptive_behavioral_waf': 'Web Application Firewalls (WAFs)',
'communication_strategy': 'Informing users about ongoing '
'situations',
'containment_measures': 'Firewalls, Rate Limiting',
'enhanced_monitoring': 'Website traffic monitoring',
'recovery_measures': 'Updated backups, Quick restoration',
'remediation_measures': 'CDN, Strong Hosting',
'third_party_assistance': 'Managed security services'},
'threat_actor': 'Unknown',
'title': 'DDoS Attack Prevention and Response',
'type': 'DDoS Attack',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Overwhelming a server or website with excessive '
'fake traffic'}