According to the A10 Networks survey, this year the DDoS of Things (DoT) has reached critical mass. In each attack, hundreds of thousands of devices connected to the Internet are being leveraged. The main goal of the DDoS authors is still to make money, banks and broker companies remain the most attractive targets. DDoS attacks are capable of causing such serious material and reputational damage that many organizations prefer to pay the cybercriminals ransom demands. Despite the now habitual downturn, Q1 of 2017 saw more attacks than the first quarter of 2016.”]
Source: https://securelist.com/ddos-attacks-in-q1-2017/78285/