Largest ever DDoS attack on KrebsOnSecurity

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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 of hacked devices, all with poor security and outdated firmware.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
 
Sure wish we knew the particulars on the hacked devices used for these attacks. I wonder, for example, how many are still using XP?
 
Do embedded devices tend to use XP? I'd assume most are just firmware.
 
Do embedded devices tend to use XP?
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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.
 
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....................
 
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.
 
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.............................
 

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