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FBI busts alleged DDoS Mafia
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-08-26

A Massachusetts businessman allegedly paid members of the computer underground to launch organized, crippling distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against three of his competitors, in what federal officials are calling the first criminal case to arise from a DDoS-for-hire scheme.

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FBI busts alleged DDoS Mafia 2004-08-31
JayEm
The government could at least do without the corny operation names. "Operation: Web Snare" and "Operation: Cyberslam" sounds like something someone who watches too many movies would make up :)...

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