The Role of the Network in Preventing Dyn 2.0
Much has been said about the DDoS attacks on Dyn and the subsequent security issues surrounding IoT devices. In late 2016, hackers exploited hundreds of thousands of IoT devices, such as security cameras and DVRs, to cause massive internet outages over a prolonged period of time. While this attack has resulted in an uproar of…
Despite the DDoS attacks, don’t give up on Dyn or DNS service providers
The DDoS attacks that flooded Dyn last month and knocked some high-profile Web sites offline don’t mean businesses should abandon it or other DNS service providers, Gartner says. In fact, the best way to go is to make sure critical Web sites are backed by more than one DNS provider, says Gartner analyst Bob Gill.
What’s the Fix for IoT DDoS Attacks?
No one has claimed responsibility, and Dyn has been somewhat quiet about the attack vectors, but has said that possibly 100,000 hijacked connected devices could have been used in the attack. The attacks could be fallout from the Mirai IoT Botnet assault against Brian Krebs earlier this month. As Krebs himself notes, the attacks started within…
Was the Dyn DDoS attack actually a script kiddie v. PSN?
The massive DDoS attack that disrupted the internet address-lookup service Dyn last week was perhaps pulled off by a script kiddie targeting PlayStation Network and using Mirai malware to assemble a massive IoT botnet, according to research by Flashpoint. “Flashpoint assesses with moderate confidence that the most recent Mirai attacks are likely connected to the…
Chinese firm recalls camera products linked to massive DDOS attack
A Chinese electronics component maker is recalling 4.3 million internet-connected camera products from the U.S. market amid claims they may have played a role in Friday’s massive internet disruption. On Monday, Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology said it was recalling earlier models of four kinds of cameras due to a security vulnerability that can make them easy to…
Extensive DDoS attack against Dyn restarts, could indicate a new use of old criminal tech
Attacks against DNS service provider Dyn resumed today after a two and a half hour lull, and could indicate a new application of an old criminal technology, experts say. Dyn hasn’t shared details on the type of DDoS attacks used nor the size of those attacks that have affected access to sites including Amazon, Etsy,…