Internet criminals are sidestepping the need to launch DDoS attack from large networks of malware-compromised bot PCs by using simpler server ‘booter shells’, mitigation firm Prolexic has warned.

Polish police officers of the country's Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime detained two suspects believed to have been involved in operating a DDoS-for-hire service (aka booter or stresser) ...

As part of an ongoing initiative targeting computer attack “booter” services, the Justice Department today announced the court-authorized seizure of 13 internet domains associated with these ...

Law enforcement has dismantled a major DDoS-for-hire operation, and arrested four individuals suspected of running it. In a press release, the international police force said the arrests were part of ...

A long-running law enforcement operation continued this week after US authorities announced the seizure of 13 internet domains linked to DDoS-for-hire services. The Department of Justice (DoJ) ...

The U.S. Justice Department announced today the seizure of 13 more domains linked to DDoS-for-hire platforms, also known as 'booter' or 'stressor' services. This week's seizures are part of a ...

U.S. authorities have seized 13 more domains linked to some of the world’s most popular DDoS-for-hire websites. These websites, also described as “booter” or “stressor” services, are marketed as ...

Four individuals were arrested by Polish authorities for allegedly running a network of platforms used to conduct thousands of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks worldwide. The attacks, ...

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week seized 13 domain names connected to “booter” services that let paying customers launch crippling distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

The US Justice Department has sized the domains of 13 DDoS-for-hire services as part of an ongoing initiative for combatting the Internet menace. The providers of these illicit services platforms ...

A criminal operation offering DDoS-for-hire services has been shut down by Polish authorities, who arrested four individuals believed to be behind a network of illegal platforms responsible for ...

Website taken down as part of FBI crackdown on distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attacks. (FBI via Wikimedia Commons) LOS ANGELES (CN) — A federal judge sentenced the operator of a website that ...