The Rapid Resurgence of DDoS Extortion (That Didn’t Take Long)

Just when we thought DDoS extortion was fading into the rearview mirror, it’s time to circle up the trucks again (gas tanks full). Starting last week and rapidly accelerating, we began seeing in our data and hearing firsthand from organizations about a new wave of extortion activity — new Bitcoin demands; new threat actor names; and new attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).The Akamai BlogRead More