New Crypto-Currency Rewards Users For Participating In DDoS Attacks
The currency only works when the users computer targets a TLS-enabled website. TLS stands for Transport Layer Security, a cryptographic protocol for secure Internet communication. Cryptocurrencies are a subset of alternative currencies, or specifically of digital currencies. The researchers suggested that the miners with DDoSCoin blocks could then trade these for other currencies, including bitcoin. This allows the client to prove to others that it has communicated with the server....