Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are the equivalent of 15 fat men trying to get through a revolving door at the same time nothing can move. DDoS attacks are seemingly co-ordinated by supporters of WikiLeaks against firms and websites who they feel have turned their back on the whistle-blowing website. Most recently, internet users have been urged to voluntarily join a botnet, by downloading a a download a tool to control the internet.”]
Source: https://grahamcluley.com/are-ddos-distributed-denial-of-service-attacks-against-the-law/