UK E-Tailers Struck by DDoS Attacks by Bitcoin Seeking Hackers
At the very least, a trio of UK-based electronic retail websites have been inundated with DDoS attacks by hackers holding the websites to ransom in exchange for Bitcoin. The websites have suffered temporary outage and have since put up a bounty to round up on the bitcoin-seeking attackers. Electronic retailers Aria Technology, Novatech and Scan Computers have all been targeted by hackers, resulting in the temporary disruption of services on their websites. Aria, in particular, announced that while the temporary outages were caused by persons unknown, the means used to cause the disruption....
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