Alleged vDOS Owners Poised to Stand Trial
Summary: Israeli police are recommending that prosecutors charge Yarden Bidani and Itay Huri, both 18, with computer fraud and extortion for allegedly running vDOS, a DDoS-for-hire service that drew tens of thousands of paying customers over four years and generated more than $600,000 in just two of those years. Police allege the two caused more than six million shekels (about $1.65 million) in damage, and the FBI supplied information that led to their September 2016 arrest, while Sweden has also urged Israeli prosecutors to pursue charges.
Key Takeaway: The service's own leaked logs show more than 150,000 attacks in under three months, and the exposé that named its alleged operators was answered with a DDoS that kept the reporting site offline for nearly four days - a reminder that taking on the booter economy carries a direct operational cost.
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