Botnets, DDoS attacks as weapon against financial sector

Botnets, DDoS attacks as weapon against financial sector

DDOS attacks against the financial sector almost tripled during the first quarter of this year, according to DDoS mitigation specialist Prolexic. The firm also reported a 3,000 per cent quarter-on-quarter increase in malicious packet traffic targeted at the financial services sector, compared with the final quarter of 2011.
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