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Analysis by DNS provider Dyn hints that more than 1 terabyte per second of traffic may have been used in last week’s massive DDoS attack that impacted Internet service on the East Coast. Continue reading Dyn DDoS Could Have Topped 1 Tbps
Guess how many devices participated in last Friday’s massive DDoS attack against DNS provider Dyn that caused vast internet outage?
Just 100,000 devices.
I did not miss any zeros.
Dyn disclosed on Wednesday that a botnet of an estimated 100,000 inte… Continue reading Friday’s Massive DDoS Attack Came from Just 100,000 Hacked IoT Devices
Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia wrote a letter to the heads of the FCC, FTC and DHS asking whether ISPs have the power to keep insecure connected devices off the public Internet. Continue reading Lawmakers Asking What ISPs Can Do About DDoS Attacks
Researchers at Flashpoint said Friday’s DDoS attack against DNS provider Dyn was likely the work of script kiddies and not advanced attackers. Continue reading Dyn DDoS Work of Script Kiddies, Not Politically Motivated Hackers
Millions of IP-enabled cameras built on gear manufactured by Hangzhou Xiongmai of China is being recalled after DDoS attacks powered by compromised IOT devices took down a major DNS provider last week. Continue reading Chinese Manufacturer Recalls IOT Gear Following Dyn DDoS
You might be surprised to know that your security cameras, Internet-connected toasters and refrigerators may have inadvertently participated in the massive cyber attack that broke a large portion of the Internet on Friday.
That’s due to massive Distri… Continue reading Chinese Electronics Firm to Recall its Smart Cameras recently used to Take Down Internet
If you are concerned about the insecurity of Internet of Things, have good hands at programming and know how to hack smart devices, then you can grab an opportunity to earn $50,000 in prize money for discovering the non-traditional ways to secure IoT d… Continue reading Challenge! WIN $50,000 for Finding Non-traditional Ways to Detect Vulnerable IoT Devices
So there’s been some HUGE DDoS attacks going on lately, up to 620Gbps and the Mirai DDoS Malware has been fingered – with the source code also being leaked. It’s spreading like wildfire too, and the scariest thought? All that was really needed to construct it was a telnet scanner and a list of default […]
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