Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks can now net fraudsters revenue that any private company would envy. Done right, malicious actors can reach 95 percent profit margins. A DDoS attack typically costs around $25 per hour (or less) A new variant of the Mirai botnet went after a U.S. college last month in a 54-hour-long attack that leveraged almost 10,000 connected devices to flood targets with application-layer traffic. As a result, hackers are making more than ever while doing less work.”]
Source: https://securityintelligence.com/news/massive-margins-ddos-attack-profit-rates-hit-95-percent/