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Equifax Faces Multibillion-Dollar Lawsuit Over Hac...
Even if an attacker doesn't benefit, it's still possible for them to mount a denial-of-service attack. That could be very damaging. Or, they could use the threat of a DoS attack for extortion purposes.
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