These DDoS attacks...

Huyton Layne · August 26, 2014

What's the purpose? Just some 'super cool' hackers with nothing better to do or do they have an objective or cause?

http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/08/25/h...attle-net-sony-online-entertainment-and-more/

ste d' indica · August 26, 2014

Layne said:
What's the purpose? Just some 'super cool' hackers with nothing better to do or do they have an objective or cause?

http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/08/25/h...attle-net-sony-online-entertainment-and-more/

Can be a number of reasons for DDoS, often the objective is exploitation, the denial of service brings a site or service to a halt then the attackers demand cash to stop it.

Huyton Layne · August 26, 2014

ste d' indica said:
Can be a number of reasons for DDoS, often the objective is exploitation, the denial of service brings a site or service to a halt then the attackers demand cash to stop it.

Ah. Forgot that hackers could just be evil. Thought they all had causes these days