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When ZOMBIES attack: DDoS traffic triples as 20Gbps becomes the new normal

Junk traffic mostly floods in from botnets DDoS traffic has more than trebled since the start of 2013, according to a new study released on Thursday that fingers zombie networks as the primary source of junk traffic that can be used to flood websites.…

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When ZOMBIES attack: DDoS traffic triples as 20Gbps becomes the new normal

Miscreant menaces Meetup, minuscule money mania mashed

$300 or the trendy website gets it … and the website got it Meetup.com has gone public with one of the most paltry ransom demands The Register has seen – but rather than pay up to end a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, the klatch organizer instead put up with its site being repeatedly hosed offline, we’re told.…

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Miscreant menaces Meetup, minuscule money mania mashed