How ransomware players are adding DDoS attacks to their arsenal

[Amine Moulay Ramdane]

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How ransomware players are adding DDoS attacks to their arsenal

"According to NETSCOUT, by combining file encryption, data theft and DDoS attacks, cybercriminals have essentially developed three-pronged ransomware designed to increase payment possibilities. SunCrypt and Ragnor Locker ransomware are said to be the first to use this tactic. But since then, other operators have also followed, including Avaddon and Darkside, the perpetrator of the Colonial Pipeline incident. From the perspective of threat actors, adding DDoS attacks to the list of ransomware services is a smart business move"

Read more here:

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More philosophy about Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks..

I invite you to read the following interesting article:

Businesses blame rivals for DDoS attacks

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/450414239/Businesses-blame-rivals-for-DDoS-attacks

And here is how to prevent your Server from Denial-of-Service attack:

You have to limit requests to the server by for example doing this:

https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19146-01/819-2629/gdhhn/index.html


Thank you,
Amine Moulay Ramdane.