A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against Dyn, a DNS service, significantly reduced the availability of dozens of major websites and internet services. The source of the attack: tens of millions of IoT devices ranging from closed-circuit cameras to home DVRs. The devices had been compromised with the Mirai malware program, which used password guessing to infect them. The new AT&T Cybersecurity Insights report, The CEOs Guide to Navigating the Threat Landscape, examines all three of these emerging cyberthreats.”]
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