Two brotherly blogs, the Hacked and CryptoCoinsNews, decided to follow Mel Gibson's method in the film "Ransom” (Anstreatment) and denounce the DDoS extortionists, with the amount they were asking for ransom.
It all started this morning, when both Blogs saw a DDoS attack on the infrastructure server their. Three hours after the attack began, they received an email from a man named John.
The attacker claimed to be managing a botnet that he intended to use for DDoS attacks. He said only 20% of the botnet's capabilities were used in today's attack. Jon demanded a ransom for 2 Bitcoin, which would increase to 3 Bitcoin if they did not pay him within days.
Rather than surrender the ransom to the blacksmith, the two blogs increased the anti-DDoS software settings and decided to end up with the 5 Bitcoin attacker. The amount of 5 Bitcoins corresponds to the current exchange rate at around € 1.500.
"If you can help us locate the blackmailers so that the police can catch them, you will receive five bitcoins," Samburaj Das said in a statement.
Bloggers are looking for information such as real name, address, and where else they are attacking to allow researchers to track their DDoS attacks. Anyone information you can email crypto@cryptocoinsnews.com.
The issue, however, with DDOS attacks to pay for ransom has taken on dangerous dimensions. It does not pass a week without hearing any relevant news. Let us remind you of the recent attacks on the company ProtonmailIn FastMailAt University Rutgers, and so many others,
