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DDoS Attacks Create Smokescreens for Larceny

2015-10-07 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld

DDoS attacks have evolved from protest tool to criminal weapon. More than one in three DDoS attacks are used to plant malware or a virus on company systems, and 40 percent of them result in data theft, according to NeuStar's semiannual DDoS attack and protection report. "Until two years ago, DDoS attacks were really seen as just a disruption and annoyance tool," said NeuStar's Joe Loveless.

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