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IoT botnets used in unprecedented DDoS against Dyn DNS; FBI, DHS investigating

The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are investigating the attack on Dyn DNS services. Infected IoT devices turned into botnets, at least some controlled by Mirai, were used in multiple DDoS attacks against New Hampshire-based internet infrastructure company Dyn. The attacks were similar to some thugs shredding an internet address book, since addresses of thousands of websites couldn’t be looked up and users couldnt be connected to the right servers. The first wave of attacks, which occurred Friday morning around 7:10 a.m. EST, affected users on the East Coast.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3134093/iot-botnets-used-in-unprecedented-ddos-against-dyn-dns-fbi-dhs-investigating.html

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