BITCOIN-FOR-DDOS EXTORTION SCHEME HAS A NEW VICTIM AND ITS NONE OTHER THAN THE BTCC — HOWEVER, THE HACKER WAS UNFORTUNATE THIS TIME AS THE COMPANY WAS CAPABLE FINANCIALLY AND HAD IMPLEMENTED ADVANCED DDOSPROTECTION MEASURES BEFOREHAND.
On 31st December, the first of the series of DDoS attacks on BTCC, a renowned Bitcoin trader company, took place, reports Crypto Currency News service. After the attack ended, the firm received a ransom email from an unknown source.
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