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DDoS attacks openly on offer for $5 an hour, researchers discover

DDoS attacks openly on offer for $5 an hour, researchers discover

December 16, 2016

Researchers at security firm Imperva have discovered thatdistributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are openly on offer for as little as $5 from online professional service marketplace Fiverr.

This is in marked contrast to just a year ago when DDoS services were typically available on the dark web for an average cost of $38 an hour, demonstrating that DDoS attacks have become a commodity.

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