Examining the Correlates of Failed DRDoS Attacks
Thomas S. Hyslip, Thomas J. Holt · The journal of digital forensics, security and law · 2019
Over the last decade, there has been a rise in cybercrime services offered on a feefor- service basis, enabling individuals to direct attacks against various targets. One of the recent services offered involves stresser or booter operators, who offer distributed reflected denial of service (DRDoS) attacks on an hourly or subscription basis. These attacks involve the use of malicious traffic reflected off of webservers to increase the volume of traffic, which is directed toward websites and servers rendering them unusable. Researchers have examined DRDoS attacks using realtime data, though few have considered the experience of their customers and the factors associated with the likelihood of successful attack outcomes. This study examines this issue using a binary logistic regression analysis of survey responses from a population of stresser clients. The implications of this study for our understanding of the social factors underlying cyberattacks is discussed in depth.