Denial-of-service (DoS) attacks have been part of the arsenal of cyberattackers for about 20 years now. These attacks are employed by attackers for fun, profit (extortion), as a diversion from another attack, and as acts of protest. The attacks continue to evolve as criminals enlist new technologies, like IoT devices, and hone their tactics to cause ever greater damage.Here are six of the most historic DoS attacks so far, and the most recent ones so far.”]
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