Security News > 2021 > September > VoIP.ms phone services disrupted by DDoS extortion attack
Threat actors are targeting voice-over-Internet provider VoIP.ms with a DDoS attack and extorting the company to stop the assault that's severely disrupting the company's operation.
On September 16th, 2021, VoIP.ms became the victim of a distributed denial-of-service attack targeting their infrastructure, including DNS name servers.
As customers configured their VoIP equipment to connect to the company's domain name, the DDoS attack disrupted telephony services, preventing them from receiving or making phone calls.
To mitigate the attacks, VoIP.ms moved their website and DNS servers to Cloudflare, and while they reported some success, the company's site and VoIP infrastructure still have issues due to the continued denial-of-service attack.
REvil is the name of a notorious ransomware operation that recently returned to attacking victims after their disappearance on July 13th. REvil is not known for DDoS attacks or publicly demanding ransoms, in a manner done in the VoIP.ms attack.
The customers' responses to the attack against VoIP.ms have been mixed.
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