Researchers Reveal Altcoin to Reward Participating in DDoS Attacks

A pair of researchers has developed a cryptocurrency called DDoSCoin that rewards users for participating in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. The currency only works when the user’s computer targets a TLS-enabled website. TLS stands for Transport Layer Security, a cryptographic protocol for secure Internet communication. Researchers Eric Wustrow at the University of Colorado […]

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