DDoS attacks can be conducted completely anonymously. This makes up a major component to the illicit marketplaces that DDoS attacks operate within. Traditionally, bots would all be controlled via a single command and control server that could be traced to a guilty party – this is how Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev, creator of the Zeus GameOver botnet, was caught and brought to justice. However, botnet operators are now able to almost completely obfuscate their involvement by splintering the C2 infrastructure into dozens of different servers. Specific black market niches also allow for coordinated attacks from dozens of bot herders and ransomers – each of which are afforded the protection to DDoS anonymously.