DDoS-for-hire services thrive despite closure of major marketplace

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The closure of a major online marketplace for paid distributed denial-of-service attacks appears to have done little to slow the illegal activity.

In late October, HackForums.net shut down its "Server Stress Testing" section, amid concerns that hackers were peddling DDoS-for-hire services through the site for as little as $10 a month.

According to security experts, the section was the largest open marketplace for paid DDoS attacks -- a notorious hacking technique that can disrupt access to internet services or websites. But since the section's closure, the attacks remain rampant.

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