If a hacker has the resources to shut down a website for an hour or two, don’t they also have the capability to shut the website down permanently? Why do DDOSers stop their attacks after a few hours?
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It basically comes down to one thing. Ransom. DDOS attacks can shut down a website essentially permanently, but they don’t need or want to. They instead shut down (Or threaten to shut down) a website who has a lifeblood in being online 24/7. Like a bank, or a news site, or a gambling site. They then charge the owner a ridiculous amount of money to stop the attack. Essentially holding the website hostage.
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