Operation Power OFF pulls the plug on 'DDoS-for-hire' website
Six admins of illegal service were arrested -- website and operational assets were seized
Last week's DDoS attack on GitHub included a ransom demand embedded in the payload
Volume of data sent also upgraded to 1.7 Tbps
GitHub falls victim to largest DDoS attack ever recorded
Memcached reflection amplified sent data by factor of 50K
Student who created Mirai botnet pleads guilty
Botnet was used for DDoS attacks, ad click fraud and extortion
