Anti-DDoS firm not involved in criminal activity says spokesman

One of the indicted companies in the major Giordano Internet sports betting bust, Prolexic Technologies was quick to protest its innocence following the public announcement of the New York case this week.

Prolexic is a well respected company in the forensic and DDOS field, and it took immediate steps to point out that it was simply an anti-DDOS contractor to the Playwithal site.

In statement that claims it is wrongly accused of criminal activity, the company commented: "Earlier today, New York authorities issued a 33-count indictment regarding an illegal online gambling operation.

"Prolexic Technologies, which provides Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) solutions, was named in the indictment as the Web host provider to an Internet sportsbook. Prolexic Technologies provides a service that, amongst other things, masks a client’s IP address in order to mitigate DDoS attacks. When a trace route is performed, it appears that Prolexic Technologies is the host server, when in fact that is not the case.

"Our job is to prevent DDoS attacks, which are one of the most costly cybercrimes on the Internet," said Keith Laslop, president of Prolexic Technologies. "Prolexic Technologies in the past has worked closely with U.S. and U.K. law enforcement agencies in regard to tracking DDoS attackers, and was instrumental in the arrest of a high-profile Russian mafia figure that used DDoS to take Web sites hostage until paid a ransom. We have a history of cooperating with law enforcement authorities, and our name will be cleared of any wrong doing. Meanwhile, we are continuing to operate, as the leader in DDoS defense services."