On Monday, Meetup.com, a popular online shared interest meeting service, was knocked off-line for four days by a targeted distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. In the ransom email the site’s administrators received, it was suggested that the DDoS attack was ordered by a “competitor” and that the attack could be stopped for $300. “The
Popular Website’s “Cyber-Hostage” Experience Reflects Growing Presence Of DDoS Attacks
Carrying out a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack is relatively cheap and easy, but it’s costing businesses more and more every day.