Security News > 2015 > November > Crypto e-mail provider ProtonMail pays ransom to stop DDoS attack, attack continues (Help Net Security)
2015-11-06 08:41
Switzerland-based end-to-end encrypted e-mail provider ProtonMail has been on the receiving end of a heavy DDoS attack since Tuesday, November 3, and unavailable to its users for hours on end. Pro...
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