Police shut down global DDoS operation, arrest 20-year-old

Police officers from Poland’s Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime (CBZC) have arrested a 20-year-old man suspected of carrying out global DDoS attacks targeting high-profile and strategically important websites. Arrest (Source: Poland’s Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime) The suspect faces six criminal charges, including disrupting IT systems and obtaining specialized software designed to conduct cyberattacks. If convicted, he could be sentenced to up to five years in prison. “The 20-year-old confessed to most of the charges … More

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