17 November 2021 — 3 min read
What is a RDDoS (Ransom Distributed Denial of Service) Attack?
Ransom distributed denial of service attacks (RDDoS) are extortion-based distributed denial of service (DDoS) cyberattacks that are motivated by financial gain. With RDDoS, cybercriminals threaten to launch an extended DDoS attack unless the target pays a ransom before a specified deadline.