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Can DDOS attacks actually erase/corrupt stored data though? There’s no way they’re running all of this on a single server, with hundreds of PB’s worth of storage, right?
No. It affects availability. Not integrity or confidentiality.
DDOS attacks block connection to the servers, they don't actually harm the data itself. You could probably overload a server to the point of it shutting down, which might affect data in transit, but data at rest usually wouldn't be harmed in any way; unless through some freak accident a server crash would render a drive unusable. But even then, servers are usually fully redundant, and have RAID systems in place that mirror the data, so kind of a dual redundancy. Plus actual backups on top of that; though with that amount of data they might have a priority system in place and not everything is fully backed up.
Not technically by itself as far as I know
From what I've learned, it is possible to create a vulnerability within the system of a ddos attack would overload and cause a reset or fault. At that point, it's possible to inject code and initiate a breach or takeover.
I can't find the documentation on it so... Take it with a grain of salt. I thought I learned about it in college. Unsure.