The Guardian is carrying an unusual story about 'hackers' in Russia, who are willing to DDOS sites for 6 hours for as little as USD 60.
Several hackers have posted a menu of services on the internet. The most popular is a Direct Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, in which a website and server can be disabled by being bombarded with emails and other information.
The Vedomosti newspaper reported on Thursday that one hacker, Masha, offered to shut down any website for six hours for $60 (£33). The official website of President Vladimir Putin, www.kremlin.ru, could be shut down for a week for $2,000, said Masha.
The full story can be seen here.