The relentless rise in COVID-19 cases is battering already frayed healthcare systems and ransomware criminals are using the opportunity to strike. One of the most novel approaches for acquiring new botnet clients is a weird combination consisting of direct DDoS extortion, followeded by penalties for delayed response and the offering of 30% discount in case the victim wants to DDoS the competition once the ransom is paid. Read the full article in this article by ZDNet’s John Defterios.
Source: https://threatpost.com/ddos-extortionists-offer-discount-competitor-attacks-052710/74025/