{"id":7633,"date":"2017-09-26T22:06:17","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T22:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nsfocusglobal.com\/?p=851"},"modified":"2017-09-26T22:06:17","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T22:06:17","slug":"phantom-squad-ddos-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nsfocusglobal.com\/pt-br\/phantom-squad-ddos-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Phantom Squad – DDoS Threat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

It appears that the new syndicate of the Armada Collective referred to as the Phantom Squad is planning to launch a global DDoS attack on September 30th.\u00a0 Below you will find a screenshot of the mass spear-phishing email that has been distributed to many organization and companies around the world. They are currently asking for $720 or .2 in bitcoin from the entity to prevent the possibility of becoming a potential victim to the reported DDoS attack.<\/p>\n

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The Phantom Squad made headlines back in 2015 as being associated with various successful denial-of-service attacks to include Xbox live, Sony PlayStation, and Steam.\u00a0 However, some cyber security professionals in the industry claim that this is an empty threat that is only a means to potentially illegally acquire money or bitcoin.\u00a0 Additionally, the email that is being sent to many companies around the world demanding small amounts of money may possibly be a single individual claiming to be affiliated with a once successful illegal organization for the possibility of financial gain.<\/p>\n

Targeted Industries<\/strong><\/p>\n

Several thousand emails have gone out to many different organizations, companies, and industries; but, for the majority the industries fall into:<\/p>\n