Basecamp hit with a DDoS attack, says blackmail attempt points to same group that targeted Fotolia

Project management tool Basecamp has been struck by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. The company says it’s been contacted by a party claiming responsibility, who are also demanding payment in exchange for a virtual ceasefire. Basecamp said it “will not succumb to blackmail” and has alerted the relevant authorities to find the individual or group behind the attack. Based on the email address used for the blackmail attempt, Basecamp believes those responsible were also behind a similar attack on Fotolia.com last week. The firm is now collaborating with Fotolia to learn more and reaching out to GitHub and Meetup, who...



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