Corero network security discovers a kill switch for memcached DDoS attacks and also reveals Memcached exploit can be used to steal or corrupt data. Corero Network Security has disclosed the existence of a practical kill. switch countermeasure for the vulnerability to suppress the. Memcaching vulnerability to be used without logins or passwords. Over 95,000 servers worldwide allow connections on TCP or UDP port 11211 from the internet, an army of machines could be involved in memcaching DDoS. attacks.”]
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