HOIC primarily performs a denial-of-service (DoS) attack (or when used by multiple individuals, a DDoS attack) on a target site by sending excessive traffic in an attempt to overload the site and bring it down.
HOIC primarily performs a denial-of-service (DoS) attack (or when used by multiple individuals) on a target site by sending excessive traffic in an attempt to overload the site and bring it down. Multiple individuals are a DDoS attack.