[ NNSquad ] DDoS-for-hire service works with blessing of FBI, operator says

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

DDoS-for-hire service works with blessing of FBI, operator says

http://j.mp/13zS4nD  (ars technica)

    "A website that accepts payment in exchange for knocking other sites
     offline is perfectly legal, the proprietor of the DDoS-for-hire
     service says. Oh, it also contains a backdoor that's actively
     monitored by the FBI."

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