The document discusses distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks originating from the Caribbean region. It describes how attackers package malicious code into innocent-looking programs to create Trojan horses that turn users' systems into zombies controlled by bot herders. The bot herders then indirectly instruct the zombie networks to launch coordinated DDoS attacks on scheduled targets, as evidenced by activity maps showing attacks from Barbados to Trinidad and Tobago on specific dates.

1. Caribbean DDoS Activity
Shiva Bissessar, BSc (Hons), MBA, MSc
Managing & Technical Director
Pinaka Technology Solutions
+868 678 5078
spbisses@gmail.com

2. Botnets Launch DDoS Attacks
• Attacker packages malicious
code into innocuous program
creating Trojan
• User unintentionally makes system into a zombie
• Infected client communicates
with the command centre
(Bot Herder)
• Receives indirect instructions
from attacker to execute
attack on schedule
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YiYBoeci7k

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YiYBoeci7k
Calm Before The Storm

5. http://www.digitalattackmap.com/
DDoS Activity: Destination TT,
Dec 26th 2013

6. http://www.digitalattackmap.com/
DDoS Activity : Source Barbados
Jan 16th 2014

7. http://www.digitalattackmap.com/
DDoS Activity: Source Jamaica,
April 16th 2014

8. http://www.digitalattackmap.com/
DDoS Activity: Destination TT,
May 22nd 2014