Hacktivist-led DDoS is now the most common type, study finds
For the first time, political motivation rates at the top driver behind DDoS attacks, in which the availability of websites buckle under the weight of floods of traffic, according to a study released by security firm Arbor Networks.
The findings of the seventh annual "Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report," released Tuesday, should surprise few people, considering the meteoric rise of online "hacktivist" collective Anonymous, which has been responsible for not only launching many of these ideologically propelled attacks but also in encouraging others to join in. Previously, financial fraud, with a clear organized criminal motivation, rated as the number one driver.
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