Law Enforcement Shut Down DDoS Services Ahead of Christmas. Law enforcement has launched pre-emptive strikes on DDoS services keeping in mind the Christmas holiday season. Reports point out that of late the hackers planning DDoS strikes for Christmas were finding less success, due to timely interventions. DDoS attacks targeting gaming services during the Christmas holidays have been happening for the last five years. The hacker groups involved in such attacks claim to be doing this to ruin peoples Christmas or to make people spend time with their families than go for gaming.”]
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