The latest Attack a DDOS Based attack but attackers used late 2003 method of botnets used by Indian Snakes - Yaha-Q mail malware based DDOS attacks

A cyber attack which was executed targeting a single company is now being described by experts as one of the biggest Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in Internet history. The attack, which recently began impacting elements of the Internet's physical infrastructure, has been dragging down Internet speeds in the World - but what makes this type of attack different from all other recent attacks ?