Security News > 2022 > October > Russian DDoS attack project pays contributors for more firepower
A pro-Russian group created a crowdsourced project called 'DDOSIA' that pays volunteers launching distributed denial-of-service attacks against western entities.
In hacktivist DDoS attacks, volunteers don't get a monetary reward.
Throughout its existence, DDOSIA aligned with the targets set by the pro-Russian gang KillNet and contributed to the recent wave of DDoS attacks against large airports in the United States.
Members can link this ID to a cryptocurrency wallet and receive money for participating in DDoS attacks, payment being proportional to the firepower they provide.
Top contributors in each attack wave receive 80,000 rubles, second-place attackers receive 50,000 rubles, and third-place contributors are compensated with 20,000 rubles.
In the attacks against the U.S. airports, DDOSIA announced that they would distribute payouts to the top ten contributors, increasing the rewards for the contributors.
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