---
title: "Akamai Identifies Old Protocol in New DrDoS Attacks"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/akamai-identifies-old-protocol-in-new-drdos-attacks/"
date: "2015-07-03T06:47:45+00:00"
section: "Hardware/Network"
tags:
  - "DDOS"
  - "Hardware Security"
  - "Network Security"
source: "securityledger.com"
source_url: "https://securityledger.com/2015/07/akamai-identifies-old-protocol-in-new-drdos-attacks/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=thesecurityledger"
---

# Akamai Identifies Old Protocol in New DrDoS Attacks

July 3, 2015 · Reported by securityledger.com

> An old protocol found in SOHO routers may be responsible for recent DrDoS attacks, says the security steam at Akamai. Akamai, through the company’s Prolexic Security Engineering & Research Team (PLXsert), issued an alert today for an old protocol that could be used in Distributed Reflection Denial of Service attacks (DrDoS) attacks. Routing Information Protocol v1 (RPIv1) allows routers in small networks to share route information.

[Read the full article at securityledger.com](https://securityledger.com/2015/07/akamai-identifies-old-protocol-in-new-drdos-attacks/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=thesecurityledger)

**Tags:** [DDOS](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/ddos-attack/) · [Hardware Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/hardware-security/) · [Network Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/network-security/)