Attempts to extort money from legitimate users of an Internet service by threatening to prevent the users from having access to the service is called:

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This is a classic example of a denial-of-service attack, where the attacker tries to disrupt the normal access of legitimate users to a service by flooding the network or server with traffic or by other means of disrupting the normal functioning of the service. The attacker then demands a ransom to restore access to the service.

Attempts to Extort Money from Legitimate Users of an Internet