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Hacked Cameras, DVRs Powered Today’s Massive Internet Outage – Krebs on Security

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Krebs on Security

Hacked Cameras, DVRs Powered Today's Massive Internet Outage
Krebs on Security
But over the past few hours, at least one computer security firm has come out saying the attack involved Mirai, the same malware strain that was used in the record 620 Gpbs attack on my site last month. At the end September 2016, the hacker responsible …
How your DVR was hijacked to help epic cyberattackUSA TODAY
The Possible Vendetta Behind the East Coast Web SlowdownBloomberg
Hackers used online toys, devices to bring Internet down Friday, experts sayNew Haven Register
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Source Code for IoT Botnet ‘Mirai’ Released – Krebs on Security

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Source Code for IoT Botnet 'Mirai' Released
Krebs on Security
The source code that powers the “Internet of Things” (IoT) botnet responsible for launching the historically large distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against KrebsOnSecurity last month has been publicly released, virtually guaranteeing that …
What you need to know about the imminent threat of IoT botnetsVentureBeat
Download the Mirai source code, and you can run your own Internet of Things botnetGraham Cluley Security News
Source code of Mirai botnet responsible for Krebs On Security DDoS released onlineZDNet
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Source code of Mirai botnet responsible for Krebs On Security DDoS released online – ZDNet

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Source code of Mirai botnet responsible for Krebs On Security DDoS released online
ZDNet
The botnet responsible is based on malware called Mirai. The malicious code utilizes vulnerable and compromised Internet of Things (IoT) devices to send a flood of traffic against a target. In this case, the DDoS attack included SYN Floods, GET Floods …

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Security blogger Krebs says IoT DDoS attack was payback for a blog

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Security blogger Brian Krebs says a massive distributed denial-of-service attack that took down his Web site last week was likely the consequences for his outing of two Israelis who ran a DDoS-for-hire business.

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The pair, whom he identifies as Itay Huri and Yarden Bidani, both 18, were arrested in Israel at the request of the FBI six days after Krebs posted his blog and are now under house arrest.

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