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Whatever Happened to DDoS Phase 4?
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Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 08:21:13 +0000 (UTC)
http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/whatever-happened-to-ddos-phase-4-a-5986 By Tracy Kitten Bank Info Security August 13, 2013It has been three weeks since Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters declared "The break's over and it's now time to pay off," announcing Phase 4 of "Operation Ababil," the nearly year-long campaign of distributed-denial-of-service attacks on major U.S. banks (see DDoS: Attackers Announce Phase 4).
But it has been nearly two weeks since any DDoS activity could be attributed to this group. Which begs the question: Is Phase 4 over before it ever really began? DDoS experts offer varying theories about the recent inactivity.
"I believe that to a large extent, this particular set of attacks is over," says Rodney Joffe, senior technologist at DDoS-mitigation provider Neustar. "If attacks come back, I believe [they] will be a totally new initiative, perhaps by the same actors and perhaps using the same proxy."
Mike Smith, a security evangelist at cybersecurity firm Akamai, says it's hard to be certain why al-Qassam has been silent.
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