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IoT attacks could bring real-world damage

21

Nov

2016

Members of Congress received a dire warning this week about security vulnerabilities in the so-called internet of things (IoT), as cyber experts cautioned that with billions of new devices coming online, coordinated hacking attacks could become — literally — a matter of life and death. House lawmakers convened the hearing on IoT security in response […]

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Disgruntled Gamer ‘Likely’ Behind October US Hacking: Expert

18

Nov

2016

The hacker who shut down large parts of the US internet last month was probably a disgruntled gamer, said an expert whose company closely monitored the attack Wednesday. Dale Drew, chief security officer for Level 3 Communications, which mapped out how the October 21 attack took place, told a Congressional panel that the person had […]

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The Internet of Things Industry Failed Us

03

Nov

2016

This past weekend, the US Internet slowed to a crawl thanks to a distributed denial of service attack, or DDOS. It was an interesting attack for two reasons. First, the attackers—whoever they are—did not flood a single website with junk requests, as is the usual MO for DDOS attacks. Instead, they went after DNS provider […]

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