Blackmailers threaten DDoS attacks
Blackmailers threaten even though they have not yet had any DDoS attacks or (data) hostages: Blackmailers threaten financial companies and retailers with DDoS attacks if they do not pay. The blackmailers pose as one of the most notorious APT groups in the world in order to intimidate their victims. In the past few weeks, cyber criminals have blackmailed organizations around the world with threats of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, demanding thousands of dollars in bitcoins. The attackers targeted companies from the finance, travel and e-commerce sectors around the world. The ransom demands affect companies in the UK, the United States and ...
