Swiss company, Proton Technologies, suffered a series of DDoS attacks beginning on 3 November, where attackers demanded a ransom be paid in Bitcoin. The company has since confirmed that the attack was carried out by an individual or group known as “Coinhive Team”. However, the attacks continued. The company has said that it has now learned its lesson, and "ProtonMail will NEVER pay another ransom".
Swiss company, Proton Technologies, suffered a series of DDoS attacks beginning on 3 November, where attackers demanded a ransom be paid in Bitcoin. The company stated that while it disagreed with paying the ransom, it came under significant pressure from other third parties to pay, who were also suffering as a result of the attack and hence paid the ransom to a Bitcoin address. However, the attacks continued. The company has said that it has now learned its lesson, and "ProtonMail will NEVER pay another ransom".