European police have arrested a “main target” as part of a law enforcement effort, dubbed Operation Pleiades, against the distributed denial-of-service attack gang called DD4BC. The group – its name is short for “DDoS for bitcoin” – has gained notoriety by threatening to disrupt targeted organizations’ websites. Authorities say they’ve been tracking the group since it launched in mid-2014. Europol says it believes the DDoS extortion attacks are on the rise, driven in part by their ability to use pseudonymous payment mechanisms.”]
Source: https://www.healthcareinfosecurity.com/europol-announces-dd4bc-arrests-a-8794