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"And in a troubling development, the attack appears to have relied on hundreds of thousands of internet-connected devices like cameras, baby monitors and home r
by nodesocket 10y ago
"And in a troubling development, the attack appears to have relied on hundreds of thousands of internet-connected devices like cameras, baby monitors and home routers that have been infected..."
Is that really confirmed or just the reporter writing gossip.
- tyingq 10y agohttps://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/10/hacked-cameras-dvrs-powered-todays-massive-internet-outage/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/10/hacked-cameras-dvrs-powe... According to researchers at security firm Flashpoint, today’s attack was launched at least in part by a Mirai-based botnet. Seems in-between. Not confirmed, but not just conjecture either.