Will Senior Administrator Staff member Joined Mar 4, 2012 Posts 7,994 Location %tmp% Sep 24, 2016 #1 KrebsOnSecurity has suffered the single largest DDoS attack ever made... with a huge 620gb of data coming in at the site every second. For reference, that attack is double the size of the one on Spamhaus a few years ago. This is particularly interesting as the attack is apparently using the "Internet of Things" to attack the server - using thousands (millions?) of hacked devices, all with poor security and outdated firmware. Has anyone checked their fridge isn't firing internet traffic at Krebs? :angel1: More info here: The silencing of KrebsOnSecurity opens a troubling chapter for the Internet | Ars Technica UK
KrebsOnSecurity has suffered the single largest DDoS attack ever made... with a huge 620gb of data coming in at the site every second. For reference, that attack is double the size of the one on Spamhaus a few years ago. This is particularly interesting as the attack is apparently using the "Internet of Things" to attack the server - using thousands (millions?) of hacked devices, all with poor security and outdated firmware. Has anyone checked their fridge isn't firing internet traffic at Krebs? :angel1: More info here: The silencing of KrebsOnSecurity opens a troubling chapter for the Internet | Ars Technica UK
Digerati ModeratorHardware ExpertMicrosoft MVP (Ret.) Staff member Joined Aug 28, 2012 Posts 4,915 Location Nebraska, USA Sep 24, 2016 #2 Sure wish we knew the particulars on the hacked devices used for these attacks. I wonder, for example, how many are still using XP?
Sure wish we knew the particulars on the hacked devices used for these attacks. I wonder, for example, how many are still using XP?
Will Senior Administrator Staff member Joined Mar 4, 2012 Posts 7,994 Location %tmp% Sep 24, 2016 #3 Do embedded devices tend to use XP? I'd assume most are just firmware.
Digerati ModeratorHardware ExpertMicrosoft MVP (Ret.) Staff member Joined Aug 28, 2012 Posts 4,915 Location Nebraska, USA Sep 24, 2016 #4 Do embedded devices tend to use XP? Click to expand... Probably none that are new. But there are still millions of older devices that still do. A local grocery store only recently updated its PoS registers and inventory management system from embedded XP.
Do embedded devices tend to use XP? Click to expand... Probably none that are new. But there are still millions of older devices that still do. A local grocery store only recently updated its PoS registers and inventory management system from embedded XP.
Wrench97 Administrator, Hardware Expert Staff member Joined Feb 20, 2012 Posts 3,070 Location S.E. Pennsylvania Sep 24, 2016 #5 We still have Windows CE on Forklift mounted bar code scanners/scales that wirelessly connect to the mainframe for freight bill control, they're expecting another 4-5 years from them....................
We still have Windows CE on Forklift mounted bar code scanners/scales that wirelessly connect to the mainframe for freight bill control, they're expecting another 4-5 years from them....................
Digerati ModeratorHardware ExpertMicrosoft MVP (Ret.) Staff member Joined Aug 28, 2012 Posts 4,915 Location Nebraska, USA Sep 24, 2016 #6 But do they have internet access?
Wrench97 Administrator, Hardware Expert Staff member Joined Feb 20, 2012 Posts 3,070 Location S.E. Pennsylvania Sep 24, 2016 #7 Not directly but they are on the company network with PC's that do have internet access.
Digerati ModeratorHardware ExpertMicrosoft MVP (Ret.) Staff member Joined Aug 28, 2012 Posts 4,915 Location Nebraska, USA Sep 24, 2016 #8 If the bad guy can hack the network and see the XP systems, then I would assume he could compromise the XP system. It all depends on how (if) the router is networking and allowing/blocking various ports and access.
If the bad guy can hack the network and see the XP systems, then I would assume he could compromise the XP system. It all depends on how (if) the router is networking and allowing/blocking various ports and access.
Wrench97 Administrator, Hardware Expert Staff member Joined Feb 20, 2012 Posts 3,070 Location S.E. Pennsylvania Sep 24, 2016 #9 It's all Cisco managed routers/gateways the system is not easy to get on sometimes even for the devices that are suppose to be there.............................
It's all Cisco managed routers/gateways the system is not easy to get on sometimes even for the devices that are suppose to be there.............................
Corrine Administrator, Microsoft MVP, Security Analyst Staff member Joined Feb 22, 2012 Posts 12,064 Location Upstate, NY Sep 25, 2016 #10 Krebs on Security is back online: The Democratization of Censorship.
A Guy Righteous Dude Joined Jun 2, 2012 Posts 1,077 Location Bay Area Peninsula Sep 25, 2016 #11 Not so much A Guy