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Dozens of florists were hit by targeted DDoS attacks during their busiest time of the year , causing problems for some and knocking others offline who were asked to pay a ransom before they could resume operations .
 ( ransom: were hit,  DDoS attacks: attack pattern, florists: victim) 
Locate the role in the text that participated in the event based on the event type and return it in the event list. 
 Option: Event type: phishing, data breach, ransom, discover vulnerability, patch vulnerability, Arguments type: vulnerable system, capabilities, vulnerability, number of victim, issues addressed, compromised data, damage amount, common vulnerabilities and exposures, victim, patch number, number of data, tool, discoverer, time, purpose, place, payment method, releaser, vulnerable system version, attacker, supported platform, patch, price, vulnerable system owner, trusted entity, attack pattern. 
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Answer:
 ( ransom: were hit,  DDoS attacks: attack pattern, florists: victim) 