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If your favourite website is down, there’s a chance it’s suffering a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. This is more likely if the
site is an online shop, a bookie or another site that relies financially on being online at all times.
A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is a DoS attack that comes from more than one source at the same time. A
DDoS attack is typically generated using thousands (potentially hundreds of thousands) of unsuspecting zombie
machines. The machines used in such attacks are collectively known as “botnets” and will have previously been infected
with malicious software, so they can be remotely controlled by the attacker. According to research, tens of millions of
computers are likely to be infected with botnet programs worldwide.
Cybercriminals use DoS attacks to extort money from companies that rely on their websites being accessible. But there
have also been examples of legitimate businesses having paid underground elements of the Internet to help them cripple
rival websites. In addition, cybercriminals combine DoS attacks and phishing to target online bank customers. They use a
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DoS attack to take down the bank's website and then send out phishing e-mails to direct customers to a fake emergency
site instead.
DoS attacks have proven to be very profitable and are taking over the Internet. The Network Infrastructure Security
Report points out that DDoS attacks have increased by 1000 per cent since 2005. 2010's biggest attack doubled in scale
compared to 2009, with one attack in particular bombarding its target at 100 gigabits per second.
However, you should know that DDoS attacks are illegal under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Fraud_and_Abuse_Act) and can lead to prison time.
Furthermore, new factors that arise every day are making DDoS attacks a big concern, especially with the growth of
high-speed fibre optic Internet connections and mobile computing devices.
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