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Powerful New DDoS Method Adds Extortion

March 2, 2018 admin 0Kee Team, A Little Sunshine, Akamai, ddos, ddos-for-hire, imperva, Matt Ploesell, memcached attack, Ofer Gayer, Qrator, The Coming Storm, UDP

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.