Protonmail yield to blackmail to stop a DDoS attack

The attack is then more complex as noted by the service: around 2:00 in the afternoon, the attackers began targeting the dots "sensitive" in their data center and their access provider such as routers placed in Zurich or Frankfurt. An attack that exceeded according to 100Gbps throughput and society that eventually bend the datacenter and force the service provider to offline part of their equipment. The maneuver has affected many companies using the same infrastructure as protonmail. And the situation is so complicated for protonmail, explains on his blog have faced many pressures from other businesses affected by the attack. "Reluctantly, we agreed to pay in the afternoon. We hoped that by paying the ransom, we might as well save businesses affected by the attack that was us, but nevertheless continued the attack, "the company said on its blog. Making contact with the Swiss authorities, the company said it had discovered that the attack proved more complex than expected: first, the first phase of the attack fit the modus operandi of a group of criminals identified by the Swiss authorities The collective Armada. This had already been reported by the Swiss Cert and seems to have practiced several DDoS attacks against other national companies, demanding ransom to stop the attack. The second phase of the attack, however, is much more complex and does not appear to be related to the class Armada, leaving protonmail consider the possibility of an attack by a government against them. Protonmail recalls that the DDoS attack caused simply stopping the service, but the user data remains secure. The company is currently seeking solutions to deal with a DDoS of this magnitude and explained yesterday on his Twitter account be still investigating a data center "brave enough" to house them. In parallel, the company launched a crowdfunding campaign to implement measures enabling it to maintain its flow to service despite the attack. The attacks were continuing this morning. The service remains occasionally disrupted by the attack, but the site is still accessible intermittently.