Collaborate Disseminate
Organizations worldwide – including Travelex – have been sent letters threatening to launch DDoS attacks on their network unless a $230K ransom is paid. Continue reading Travelex, Other Orgs Face DDoS Threats as Extortion Campaign Rages On
Why many attack techniques can be reused – but organizations can’t defend against them. Continue reading Rogue Waves: Preparing the Internet for the Next Mega DDoS Attack
Online extortionists have threatened to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against seven South Korean banks unless each victim pays up US $315,000 in ransom.
David Bisson reports.
Continue reading South Korean banks told to pay $315,000 or suffer DDoS wrath
A group posing as the Armada Collective is threatening businesses with large-scale DDoS attacks without carrying out the attacks. So far, they’ve been paid more than $100,000. Continue reading Empty DDoS Threats Still Net Attackers $100,000
In Brief
Cyber crooks find a new and ingenious way to make hundreds of thousands of dollars with no effort.
An unknown cyber gang, pretending to be Armada Collective, has made more than $100,000 in less than two months simply by threatening to launch … Continue reading DDoS Extortionists made $100,000 without Launching a Single Attack