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Cyber Extortion: Major Credit Card Company DoS Attack Overview

Calendar Sep 23, 2004 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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CYBER EXTORTIONISTS launched a denial of service attack against a major credit card company after the company ignored a note demanding they handed over cash or be shut down. . . . CYBER EXTORTIONISTS launched a denial of service attack against a major credit card company after the company ignored a note demanding they handed over cash or be shut down.

Authorize.Net says it has been the target of a "large-scale" distributed denial-of-service attack that has resulted in periodic disruptions of service for some customers.

According to Computerworld, the attack targeted the company's payment gateway service.

A few days before the attacks, a snail mail post arrived asking for a substantial amount of money or else the attacks would begin. Authorize.net sent the letter to the FBI.

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