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Re: Ransom DDoS attack - need help!


From: Daniel Corbe <dcorbe () hammerfiber com>
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2015 10:39:10 -0500


On Dec 3, 2015, at 10:26 AM, Nick Hilliard <nick () foobar org> wrote:

On 03/12/2015 08:15, halp us wrote:
a very well known group that has been in the news lately. Recently they've
threatened to carry out a major DDoS attack if they are not paid by a
deadline which is approaching. They've performed an attack of a smaller
magnitude to prove that they're serious.

bear in mind that if you pay a ransom like this:

1. you're opening up a bank account for them to dip into whenever they feel
they need more money.

Most of these types of service ransom deals are conducted via bitcoin.  So I don’t see how this could be the case 
unless you mean to say that appeasing your attackers is a bad idea because they might just be emboldened enough to try 
and extort you again whenever the piggy bank is beginning to run dry.


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