[Rancid]

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3134062/security/an-iot-botnet-was-partly-behind-fridays-massive-ddos-attack.html

I didn't notice it at all. The internet was working just fine for me all day yesterday. That's the thing about DNS services, there are just so many of them around the globe, that the worst you can do is just slow down the internet a little bit. Even with a massive attack.

What makes this attack so special is that a significant number of the high-jacked devices to do the attack were not your traditional desktop/laptops. They were connected devices. Stuff like DVRs, thermostates, routers, etc. etc.

DNS servers 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 (Google public DNS) probably saw more traffic yesterday. Their DNS services were not attacked.

[Zagadka]

I was asleep, but the IoT connections are proving my dim view of them. That we are rushing to put in wifi locks and thermostats and crap without a real need for them and never have any security measures beyond the manufacturer's default password is depressing.

[Istanbuller]

I didn't notice it, too. It was nice to hear that it damaged the US in some respects.

[Rancid]

I was asleep, but the IoT connections are proving my dim view of them. That we are rushing to put in wifi locks and thermostats and crap without a real need for them and never have any security measures beyond the manufacturer's default password is depressing.

That the problem with IoT. Security costs money and take time to implement. These IoT device manufacturers want Time To Market (TTM) to be super small. Thus, we're going to see shit like that happening more and more across the globe.

I didn't notice it, too. It was nice to hear that it damaged the US in some respects.

As far as I can tell, it just slowed down a few people's connections to a handful of websites.

[Zagadka]

Can't wait to update my toaster's firmware. Convenience!

[Stormsmith]

Something slowed mine down, but I had heard about this earlier,so I assumed this was at the root of the problem.
i'm using a tablet. Yesterday the battery was draining unusually quickly; could this also be connected?

[Rancid]

Something slowed mine down, but I had heard about this earlier,so I assumed this was at the root of the problem.
i'm using a tablet. Yesterday the battery was draining unusually quickly; could this also be connected?

It could be. You might want to virus scan your shit. DDoS attacks are usually carried out by numerous devices that are infected with malware.

[Stormsmith]

Cheers, Rancid. It was fine yesterday and today, but I'ĺl ask hubby to do the honours when he gets back from yet another trip to Cuba, or Can-uba, as I like to call it, lol.

[Hong Wu]

4chan Autists and and Reddit Centipedes are saying these large-scale DDOS attacks are test runs for when the really damaging footage on Hillary comes out some time in the next week as the American election winds down.