German Police Raid FlyHosting, a DDoS-Friendly Hosting Provider

In a report, German authorities have seized Internet servers used by FlyHosting, a dark web company that offers DDoS-for-hire services. On November 20, 2022, FlyHosting posted an advertisement on a cybercrime forum to attract customers. The company stated that it is a German hosting company offering services to anyone searching for an environment to host malware, botnet controllers, or a DDoS-for-hire platform that can handle traffic spikes for hire. 

According to a statement issued today by the German Federal Criminal Police Office, they performed eight searches on March 30 to investigate criminal activity. Moreover, five individuals between the ages of 16 and 24 have been identified as suspected operators of “internet services” since 2021. As far as the suspects and the service in question were concerned, no names or other details were given by the German authorities. 

This statement indicates that previously unknown perpetrators used the Internet services provided by the suspects, in particular, for ‘DDoS attacks’. These are attacks by which a large number of data packets are transmitted simultaneously via the Internet in an attempt to disrupt other data processing systems. 

According to a Telegram chat channel frequented by individuals interested or involved in the DDoS-for-

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