👉 The HTTP Weapon, also known as the HTTP Flood Attack, is a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack technique that exploits the fundamental nature of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) to overwhelm a target server or network with an excessive volume of HTTP requests. Unlike more traditional DDoS attacks that may target specific services or ports, the HTTP Weapon leverages the ubiquity of web browsers and servers to flood the target with legitimate-looking HTTP requests, consuming its resources and rendering it unavailable to legitimate users. This method is particularly insidious because it mimics normal user traffic, making it harder to detect and mitigate without advanced traffic analysis tools.
