Adjunto un artículo recientemente publicado en TechNewsWorld, donde se presenta
una modalidad de “servicios” donde se paga a una persona para que vulnere otro
sitio. Esta nueva modalidad, es semejante a los “mercenarios” militares
contratados para misiones especiales.

High-profile Web sites may be knocked offline for as much as US$10,000, while
smaller sites would cost closer to $1,000. Such dedicated DOS activity is used
by extortion rings, which have been known to demand $50,000 to $100,000 to
avoid a site takedown and can cost even more in lost productivity or sales.