The group that claimed responsibility for large-scale distributed denial-of-service attacks against major U.S. banks in September and October has carried out another flurry of attacks that are still ongoing today. Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters posted its latest threat on Pastebin, again claiming the attacks are in retaliation for the portrayal of Muslims in the Innocence of Muslims movie trailers on YouTube. The group said earlier this week that the attacks were imminent.
Source: https://threatpost.com/ddos-attacks-major-us-banks-resurface-121412/77318/