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Record-breaking DDoS reportedly delivered by >145k hacked cameras

Security news site KrebsOnSecurity went dark for more than 24 hours last week after record-breaking DDoS attack. Now, there’s word of a similar attack on a French Web host that peaked at 1.1 terabits per second. The attacks were first reported on September 19 by Octave Klaba, the founder and CTO of OVH. Klaba said the attacks were delivered through a collection of hacked Internet-connected cameras and digital video recorders. DDoS mitigation experts haven’t confirmed the numbers, and Klaba didn’t respond to a request for an interview.”]

Source: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/09/botnet-of-145k-cameras-reportedly-deliver-internets-biggest-ddos-ever/

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