Armada Collective DDoS Extortion Group Now Threatens Ransomware Infections

Armada Collective DDoS Extortion Group Now Threatens Ransomware Infections

DDoS extortion campaigns continue even today

Armada Collective Copycats Now Posing as Lizard Squad in DDoS Extortion Scheme

Armada Collective Copycats Now Posing as Lizard Squad in DDoS Extortion Scheme

Cloudflare says the group is making empty DDoS threats

Survey Shows DDoS Attacks Are Now a Certainty

Survey Shows DDoS Attacks Are Now a Certainty

DDoS attacks hit three out of four companies in 2015

Armada Collective Copycats Made $100,000 Only from Empty DDoS Threats

Armada Collective Copycats Made $100,000 Only from Empty DDoS Threats

The group never launched one single DDoS attack

Armada Collective Launches DDoS Attacks on UK Web Hosting Company

Armada Collective Launches DDoS Attacks on UK Web Hosting Company

Hosting company goes offline to upgrade servers and prepare for the larger wave of the announced DDoS attack

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 8th, 2015
Unknown Copycat Using Armada Collective Name for DDoS-for-Bitcoin Extortions

Unknown Copycat Using Armada Collective Name for DDoS-for-Bitcoin Extortions

Cyber-crime syndicates are moving in, pushing script kiddies out of the picture, expect more large-scale attacks

Greek Banks Hit by DDoS Attacks, Hackers Ask for Bitcoin Ransoms to Stop

Greek Banks Hit by DDoS Attacks, Hackers Ask for Bitcoin Ransoms to Stop

Banks refuse to pay ransom, call on the FBI for help