DNS – A DNS amplification attack is a sophisticated denial-of-service attack where the attacker performs two malicious tasks.These tools also utilize a number of attack vectors like DNS, SNMP, NTP, HTTP, TCP and UDP floods. Standard packages normally cost $20 a month and allow the user to launch one attack at a time for a 20-minute period.
For a small fee, normally in Bitcoin or Paypal, a user can access the service to launch consecutive DDoS attacks for up to 30 days. These services often provide clients with a user-friendly interface and offer various packages depending on the attack duration, volume and frequency of use. These services are commoditizing the art of hacking by making it possible for novices with no experience to launch large scale attacks. These off-the-shelf attack services have been used to launch DDoS attacks on a number of industries including ISPs, media, financial service companies and online gaming. Since the beginning of 2016, Radware’s ERT Research division has been monitoring a number of services available on both the clear and the darknet. The growth of DDoS-as-a-Service has resulted in a wide array of powerful and affordable DDoS services available to the public.
