The Cardano network experienced a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on June 25.
Notably, these attacks come with a massive increase in malicious activities targeted at interrupting the network.
However, Cardano’s high-level security mechanisms on its blockchain stopped the attack.
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Moreover, Cardano’s resistance to attacks is a welcome development and will likely boost investors’ confidence in the blockchain.
Not Affected by the DDoS Attacks, a Testament of Robust Security
The Chief Technology Officer at Fluid Token E, Raulito, stated that the attack began on block 10,487,530.
Also, these suspicious transactions executed 194 smart contracts of the type REWARD, which cost 0.9 ADA each.
The attackers hoped to overload the network by filling each block with complex transactions to slow the network’s performance.
Also, the attackers’ goal was to send large transactions while spending the least possible amount and corrupt the network.
However, the Founder of Cardano’s development firm Anastasia, Philip Disaro, likely played a key role in overcoming the threat.
His swift response on X might have forced the attackers to cease their criminal activities.
According to Disaro, the attackers stopped the attack after reading his Tweet and tried to protect their funds.
However, Cardano gained access to the attackers’ funds and is transferring them as a donation for open-source smart contract development.
Also, Cardano content creator Big Pey reassured the community of their safety.
He stated that although someone attempted a DDoS attack on Cardano, it did not crash, showing the network’s resilience.
How did Cardano Survive Such a Devastating Attack?
Founder of the Art of Selling Art, Jason Mathias, used a diagram to describe how DDoS usually impacts networks.
According to Mathias, the grey icons represent the spam transactions that the attacker is sending.
So, these transactions create blocks that are more difficult to process.
However, Cardano relies on an extended Unspent Transaction Output (eUTxO) which is vital in countering this attack.
Moreover, this mechanism enables better scalability and security and prevents transactions from interfering with each other.
So, the individual handling of transactions prevents malicious activities on some from affecting others.
Meanwhile, ADA’s price remained stable at $0.39 despite the attempted attack.