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Webcam firm recalls hackable devices after mighty Mirai botnet attack

25

Oct

2016

Chinese electronic firm Hangzhou XiongMai (XM) says it will recall some of its IoT devices, including webcams, after claims that they were widely exploited by malicious hackers that launched a massive denial-of-service attack on Friday October 21st. The distributed denial-of-service attack targeted domain name service Dyn, who confirmed this weekend in a statement that it […]

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German Nuke Plant Hit by Disruptive Cyber Attack: Report

11

Oct

2016

A German nuclear power plant suffered a disruptive cyber attack within the last few years, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director Yukiya Amano told Reuters during a visit to Germany on Monday. Disruptive is a term used to distinguish attacks that are not destructive: the attack on Sony Corp in 2014 is classed as disruptive; […]

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Mirai IoT Botnet Wasn’t Alone in Massive DDoS Attack: Akamai

07

Oct

2016

Akamai this week shared additional details on the massive 665 gigabit per second (Gbps) distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that targeted Brian Krebs’ website. While Akamai confirmed that the Mirai botnet was part the attack, the company also said that Mirai was only “a major participant in the attack” and that at least one other […]

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Webcam firm recalls hackable devices after mighty Mirai botnet attack

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