What does a DDoS attack aim to achieve?

A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack aims to overwhelm a target, like a website or server, with excessive traffic from multiple sources. By flooding the target with requests, the attack can slow down or completely incapacitate the service, rendering it unavailable to legitimate users. The main goal of a DDoS attack is to disrupt the normal functioning of a service, rather than to steal data or improve any capabilities. The nature of a DDoS attack is purely disruptive, focusing on exhausting the target's resources, such as bandwidth and processing power, leading to service outages or degradation in performance for genuine users. This highlights the importance of having robust security measures in place to mitigate such threats.