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International action against DDoS-for-Hire services - National Crime Agency UK - Dec 12, 2016
This message is from the National Cyber Crime Unit of the National Crime Agency. We are posting to inform you of enforcement action against customers of a DDoS-for-Hire tool.
Netspoof was an explicitly criminal service offering an illegal DDoS-for-Hire tool.
Denial of Service attacks are illegal in UK law under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. They are also illegal in a number of other jurisdictions.
12 people have been arrested in the UK for deploying this DDoS-for-Hire service and 30 people have received warning visits from Police Officers.
Internationally, law enforcement agencies have targeted more than 100 DDoS-for-Hire users:
WWW.NATIONALCRIMEAGENCY.GOV.UK/965-ACTION-AGAINST-DDOS-2860
The National Crime Agency will continue to pursue those who purchase such services and commit DDoS attacks.
The consequences of using such sites and services could be:
• Arrest, fines and/or imprisonment.
• Court orders that could limit your internet access.
• A permanent criminal record that could affect your education and career prospects.
Replies to this message will not be responded to. To report a crime please contact the police. If you are in the UK you can report fraud and cyber crime at www.actionfraud.police.uk