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Chinese firm recalls camera products linked to massive DDOS attack

Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology recalls 4.3 million internet-connected camera products from U.S. market. The company is recalling earlier models of four kinds of cameras due to a security vulnerability that can make them easy to hack. Security firm Flashpoint says malware known as Mirai has been exploiting the products to launch massive distributed denial-of-service attacks, including Friday’s, which slowed access to many popular sites, including Netflix, PayPal, Twitter, and Twitter. The malware has gone on to infect 500,000 devices, according to internet backbone provider Level 3 Communications.”]

Source: https://www.computerworld.com/article/3134548/chinese-firm-recalls-camera-products-linked-to-massive-ddos-attack.html

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