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On another note, the amount they are asking for seems really reasonable, like how are they making money? A DDoS attack must cost more then like 0.06BTC (like $3
by dubcanada 5y ago
On another note, the amount they are asking for seems really reasonable, like how are they making money? A DDoS attack must cost more then like 0.06BTC (like $3500 USD) to run all weekend?
- rgrmrts 5y agoI’d assume they’re not actually paying for these attacks and have access to a large botnet, which would imply no cost (outside of hours spent constructing the attack) to the adversary, right?
- jacobobryant 5y agoThey might be renting the botnet.
- stilley2 5y agoIf they're using a botnet of compromised servers then I suspect the marginal cost is negligible.
- harikb 5y agoIt could also be seed investment to see who is likely to pay up. ROI comes from second attack.
- bombcar 5y agoA DDoS can be rented for less than $100/mo depending on how much bandwidth you want to flood. Remember, they're compromised machines; you're not paying for egress bandwidth.
- jorgesborges 5y agoAre most machines involved in attacks like this compromised? Are we talking generic consumer desktop machines, like my grandma’s old XP desktop running in her basement?
- IceWreck 5y ago> Are most machines involved in attacks like this compromised? Yes > Are we talking generic consumer desktop machines, like my grandma’s old XP desktop running in her basement? Those combined with hundreds of thousands of compromised VPSes, etc.
- bombcar 5y agoAnd don’t forget the millions of IoT devices.