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ThreatList: DDoS Attack Sizes Drop 85 Percent Post FBI Crackdown

2019-03-19 12:00

The FBI's crackdown on 15 DDoS-for-hire sites appears to have had an impact on DDoS attacks, the average size for which dropped 85 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, a new report found.

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https://threatpost.com/threatlist-ddos-attack-sizes-drop-85-percent-post-fbi-crackdown/142907/

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