Rackzar hit by DDoS attack, with extortion demand

[Jan]

South African Internet company hit by large-scale DDoS attack

South African hosting company Rackzar has notified customers that its network has been targeted by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, causing connectivity problems to its servers.

“We have identified a sophisticated and targeted attack with the sole intention of extortion,” the company said on its system status page.

 

[Rickster]

Compensate us a small amount. We guarantee decency and complete anonymity on our part. After receiving the transfer, the attack will be stopped within 5 minutes, and you will never hear from us again.

Sure bud.

 

[Adenoid Hynkel]

We have a few severs with them. Fun times.

 

[Heisenborg]

South African Internet company hit by large-scale DDoS attack

South African hosting company Rackzar has notified customers that its network has been targeted by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, causing connectivity problems to its servers.

“We have identified a sophisticated and targeted attack with the sole intention of extortion,” the company said on its system status page.

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