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Re:Hackers Who Shut Down PSN and Xbox Live Now Attacking Tor by jdong on Friday December 26, 2014 @11:05PM (#8801643)
Where does one acquire a botnet with zero skills?
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Re:Hackers Who Shut Down PSN and Xbox Live Now Attacking Tor by dylz on Saturday December 27, 2014 @12:26AM (#8801793)
You can purchase ddos attacks for $1-2 via paypal.
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Re:Hackers Who Shut Down PSN and Xbox Live Now Attacking Tor by jdong on Saturday December 27, 2014 @07:49AM (#8802402)
Nowhere near this size though, and those selling bigger attacks on e.g. darkode would charge extra for the heat. If they're paying for the attacks, they must be paying closer to $1000 per hour.
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