Overwhelmed by 'junk data traffic'Manchester, N.H.-based Dyn Inc. said its server infrastructure was hit by distributed denial-of-service, or DDoS, attacks. A second attack later in the day spread disruption to the West Coast as well as some users in Europe. DDoS attacks have become biggerDDoS attacks have been growing in frequency and size in recent months. Attacks happen for several reasonsLike with other online attacks, the motivation behind DDoS attacks is usually mischief or money. DDoS attacks have also been used in extortion attempts, something that's been made easier by the advent of Bitcoin.

Source: CBC News October 22, 2016 20:15 UTC