DDoS attacks are becoming larger, more frequent and more frequently used in conjunction with other attacks. Attacks are now campaigns that lead with denial of service, or even Ransom Denial of Service. DDoS-for-hire services are becoming more common, more readily accessible, and less expensive. The motivations are political, hacktivism, extortion, cyber warfare, and even more simply, notoriety. Corero’s customers have reported a negative trend in the last two quarters, where two brutal attacks were observed for the first time.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/abtv/ddos-attacks-trend-in-a-bad-direction/a/d-id/738505