Distributed Denial of Service: When the Horde Attacks
Retrieved From: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3222095/ddos-explained-how-denial-of-service-attacks-are-evolving.html TL; DR: DDoS attacks are still a popular form of attack that can cripple websites and cost companies' revenue. But this popular form of attack isn't going anywhere soon as the numbers continue to rise. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks can be traced back to the mid-1990s. It was primarily used by hacktivists as a digital means to protest particular companies (Cox, 2014). But as time went on, the DDoS attack became a more refined attack that could be used as a distraction while the real target was attacked. It could also be used as a weapon by hackers to extort money from their targets or just as an attack that would cost a company thousands of dollars in damages. ...