Case Study
Prolexic Fights Off Massive Layer 7 DDoS Attack for Global Fragrance and Beauty Products Retailer
In June, a DDoS attack was launched on the complex, image-heavy website of a leading global retailer of women’s fragrances and beauty products – a company that also reported more than US$350 million in online sales. On the day of the attack, customers who attempted to visit the popular, trendy site saw only a blank page that would try to load over and over again for a long period of time. Finally an error message would appear instead of the