Kids Won’t Stop Launching DDoS Attacks Against Their Schools
by janrinok from SoylentNews on (#5VDP1)
upstart writes:
Kids won't stop launching DDoS attacks against their schools:
The cybercrime unit of the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) is stepping up a program designed to educate children about the ramifications of DDoS attacks.
As explained in a post on the NCA website, the initiative is informed by recent research that suggests kids as young as nine are guilty of launching DDoS attacks against their school networks, websites and other services.
According to the report, the volume of such attacks has risen sharply during the pandemic, presumably causing disruption to online learning activities.
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