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Pro-Iran Hackers Claim Responsibility for DDoS Attacks on eBay and Spotify
The Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq – 313 Team said it carried out DDoS assaults on eBay and Spotify last month, disrupting services for nearly two days and triggering thousands of user complaints. The group demanded contact from eBay and boasted of maintaining a shutdown of Spotify's servers. New York Post reported the attacks cost eBay as much as $200 million per day.
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A pro-Iran hacking group claimed responsibility for cyberattacks that triggered widespread outages at eBay and Spotify. The Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq – 313 Team said it carried out the assaults on the two companies, which left eBay users unable to browse listings, make purchases or complete transactions for nearly two days last month. San Jose-based eBay was hit first.
Cybersecurity analysts said the attack bore the hallmarks of a Distributed Denial of Service, or DDoS, assault in which hackers flood servers with fake traffic. The Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq – 313 Team bragged online that it used rapid fire attacks on eBay. The group directly messaged eBay with a demand for contact.
"There is a simple way out. We have emailed you with our Session Contact ID. If you fail to reach out, we will continue our assault. You are losing money by the minute, stop being fools," the message read.
The attack reportedly cost the online marketplace as much as $200 million per day in disrupted transactions. The same group later claimed responsibility for a massive cyber attack targeting Spotify’s main servers. The Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq – 313 Team wrote on Telegram that the assault caused a major disruption to the website and completely disabling the application.
Spotify acknowledged widespread problems with its app and web player on Tuesday and said it was investigating the disruption. The hackers escalated their statements hours after the Spotify outage began. "We are maintaining a complete shutdown of Spotify’s core internal servers and keeping the login interface disabled.
