botnets, crime, fraud, internetofthings, Security technology
Brian Krebs has a long article on the Mirai botnet authors, who pled guilty. Powered by WPeMatico
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botnets, denialofservice, hacking, internetofthings, Security technology
It’s based on the Mirai code, but much more virulent: While Mirai caused widespread outages, it impacted IP cameras and internet routers by simply exploiting their weak or default passwords. The latest botnet threat, known as alternately as IoT Troop or Reaper, has evolved that strategy, using actual software-hacking techniques to break into devices instead. … Read More “Reaper Botnet” »
artificialintelligence, botnets, drones, nationalsecuritypolicy, robotics, Security technology
The US Army Research Agency is funding research into autonomous bot swarms. From the announcement: The objective of this CRA is to perform enabling basic and applied research to extend the reach, situational awareness, and operational effectiveness of large heterogeneous teams of intelligent systems and Soldiers against dynamic threats in complex and contested environments and … Read More “US Army Researching Bot Swarms” »
botnets, defense, denialofservice, hacking, internetofthings, Security technology
Botnets have existed for at least a decade. As early as 2000, hackers were breaking into computers over the Internet and controlling them en masse from centralized systems. Among other things, the hackers used the combined computing power of these botnets to launch distributed denial-of-service attacks, which flood websites with traffic to take them down. … Read More “Botnets” »
botnets, denialofservice, internetofthings, opensource, Security technology
You can rent a 400,000-computer Murai botnet and DDoS anyone you like. BoingBoing post. Slashdot thread. Powered by WPeMatico
botnets, denialofservice, leaks, reputation, Security technology, socialengineering
Yet another leaked catalog of Internet attack services, this one specializing in disinformation: But Aglaya had much more to offer, according to its brochure. For eight to 12 weeks campaigns costing €2,500 per day, the company promised to “pollute” internet search results and social networks like Facebook and Twitter “to manipulate current events.” For this … Read More “Internet Disinformation Service for Hire” »