BBC:
The FBI has seized control of 15 websites that let people pay to knock individuals and other sites offline.
The so-called booters sought to swamp targets with huge amounts of data in what are known as distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
Three US men have been charged with allegedly offering DDoS services.
"DDoS-for-hire services such as these pose a significant national threat," US Attorney for Alaska Bryan Schroder said in a statement.
The FBI says more than 200,000 attacks have been launched via just one booter site.
Did the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) just paint a giant DDoS target on its back?
(Score: 2) by Revek on Saturday December 22 2018, @05:16AM (4 children)
They must have tripped over it since these sights have been running rampant for years.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 22 2018, @05:47AM (2 children)
The correct spelling is SITE, not SIGHT.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 22 2018, @10:12AM (1 child)
GP is unsighted, you insensitive clod. Take it up with his speech to text program.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 22 2018, @11:06PM
It was just an OVERSITE.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 23 2018, @09:29PM
If you haven't noticed, the FBI is busy with High profile Russian witch hunts and educing people to act as terrorists.
They normally couldn't give a hoot about your chickenshit small tax paying business going down "for the lulz".