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Botnot of #IOT devices used in #DDoS attack on web site

September 26, 2016 EdwardM

Preliminary indications are that the DDoS attack used, in part, a network of unsecured IoT devices.

The 620 Gbps DDoS attack was built on a massive botnet.

Source: Renowned blog KrebsOnSecurity hit with massive DDoS attack – Computer Business Review

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