http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/whatever-happened-to-ddos-phase-4-a-5986
By Tracy Kitten
Bank Info Security
August 13, 2013
It has been three weeks since Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters declared
"The break's over and it's now time to pay off," announcing Phase 4 of
"Operation Ababil," the nearly year-long campaign of
distributed-denial-of-service attacks on major U.S. banks (see DDoS:
Attackers Announce Phase 4).
But it has been nearly two weeks since any DDoS activity could be
attributed to this group. Which begs the question: Is Phase 4 over before
it ever really began? DDoS experts offer varying theories about the recent
inactivity.
"I believe that to a large extent, this particular set of attacks is
over," says Rodney Joffe, senior technologist at DDoS-mitigation provider
Neustar. "If attacks come back, I believe [they] will be a totally new
initiative, perhaps by the same actors and perhaps using the same proxy."
Mike Smith, a security evangelist at cybersecurity firm Akamai, says it's
hard to be certain why al-Qassam has been silent.
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