Powerful New DDoS Method Adds Extortion

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2018 22:41:55 +0000
Attackers have seized on a relatively new method for executing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks of unprecedented disruptive power, using it to launch record-breaking DDoS assaults over the past week. Now evidence suggests this novel attack method is fueling digital shakedowns in which victims are asked to pay a ransom to call off crippling cyberattacks.
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