In a public statement, Alex Haurek, TikTok's spokesperson, announced the hack on CNN's TikTok account, among other high-profile accounts. "We have taken measures to stop this attack and prevent it from happening in the future. We're working directly with affected account owners to restore access if needed," he added.
There has been a surge of advertisements on the dark web this year, with over 700 adverts advertising Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks through the Internet of Things (IoT) devices having been identified. The cost of employing the sinister DDoS attack services ranges from $20 per day to $1 000 per month, depending on the amount of protection the target has.
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