Cybercriminals have started a new trend for conducting distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and rely on a type of DNS (Domain Name System) amplification that leverages text records for making the operation more effective; in some campaigns, parts of a press release from the White House have been observed by researchers.
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