Whatever Happened to DDoS Phase 4?

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http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/whatever-happened-to-ddos-phase-4-a-5986

By Tracy Kitten
Bank Info Security
August 13, 2013

It 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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