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British Authorities Nail Online Blackmailers

Posted by timothy on from the whack-a-mole dept.

Iphtashu Fitz writes "CNet's News.com is reporting that 3 men have been arrested for allegedly blackmailing websites by threatening DDoS attacks if they didn't pay between $10,000 and $55,000. Britians National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) worked with the targeted websites to combat the DDoS attacks and to track their origin. With the help of Russian police they identified and arrested three Russians and expect more arrests in the near future."

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  2. DDoS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    And now Slashdot will DDoS them.

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