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Feds Take Down 13 More DDoS-for-Hire Services

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:May 9, 2023
Post category:Cybersecurity
Post last modified:May 9, 2023

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week seized 13 domain names connected to “booter” services that let paying customers launch crippling distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Ten of the…

Thinking of Hiring or Running a Booter Service? Think Again.

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:January 18, 2023
Post category:Cybersecurity
Post last modified:January 18, 2023

Most people who operate DDoS-for-hire businesses attempt to hide their true identities and location. Proprietors of these so-called “booter” or “stresser” services — designed to knock websites and users offline…

“Downthem” DDoS-for-Hire Boss Gets 2 Years in Prison

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:June 14, 2022
Post category:Cybersecurity
Post last modified:June 14, 2022

A 33-year-old Illinois man was sentenced to two years in prison today following his conviction last year for operating services that allowed paying customers to launch powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)…

Trial Ends in Guilty Verdict for DDoS-for-Hire Boss

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:September 17, 2021
Post category:Cybersecurity
Post last modified:September 17, 2021

A jury in California today reached a guilty verdict in the trial of Matthew Gatrel, a St. Charles, Ill. man charged in 2018 with operating two online services that allowed…