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Forum Security-X => News => Discussion démarrée par: igor51 le août 01, 2017, 12:01:06

Titre: [SecList]DDoS attacks in Q2 2017
Posté par: igor51 le août 01, 2017, 12:01:06
DDoS attacks in Q2 2017

The second quarter quite clearly showed that the DDoS-attack threat is perceived rather seriously. Some companies were prepared to pay cybercriminals literally after their first demand without waiting for the attack itself. This set off a whole new wave of fraud involving money extortion under threat of a DDoS attack, also known as “ransom DDoS”.
Source: DDoS attacks in Q2 2017 (https://securelist.com/ddos-attacks-in-q2-2017/79241/)