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NCA announces the infiltration of the world's most prolific DDoS-for-hire site

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Published on: 23 July 2024

Published by LNB News

LNB News 23/07/2024

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Issue Date: 23 July 2024

Published Date: 23 July 2024

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The National Crime Agency (NCA) has infiltrated significant DDoS-for-hire service ‘digitalstress.su’ which has been responsible for tens of thousands of attacks every week across the globe. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks overwhelm websites, forcing them offline. They are illegal in the UK under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. The NCA also covertly and overtly accessed communication platforms being used to discuss launching DDoS attacks.

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