An increasing number of attack groups have been waging DDoS extortion campaigns globally, often targeting multiple organizations in any given sector at once before moving on to a new sector and starting afresh. Financial services firms are among the most-targeted organizations, banking sector experts say. Many attacks are ideologically motivated, with attackers “trying to force the targeted organization to stop doing something the attackers find desirable,” one expert says. Law enforcement agencies continue to track and sometimes arrest suspected extortionists, despite their use of DDoS extortions.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/cyber-extortion-fighting-ddos-attacks-a-8828