Fears of massive net attacks as code shared online

[david44]

Fortunately I have a gas powered salad tossing machine an inflatable gf and a tallow lamp dumb phone.



It loooks like ransomware is the future.

BBC reports
Fears of massive net attacks as code shared online - BBC News
Computer code used to mount one of the biggest web attacks ever seen has been released online.
Security experts fear the release will prompt more massive attacks that knock sites offline by swamping them with data.
The attack tool seeks out smart devices in homes that are weakly protected with easy-to-guess passwords.
Net monitoring firms said they had already seen an increase in scans that seek out vulnerable devices.
The "Mirai" source code was released on a widely used hacker chat forum over the weekend.
The same code is believed to have been used to target security blogger Brian Krebs in late September in an attack that pointed more than 620 gigabits of data every second at his site.
Mr Krebs said the release "virtually guaranteed" that the net would soon be flooded with similar incidents as it made it easier to mount such large-scale attacks that abuse access to the consumer gadgets.

[thaimeme]

First, the machines will fail.
Then, the systems will follow.


Looking forward to it.

[baldrick]

the next big thing - IoT - internet of things

most of it is IP web connected cctv cams - this uPnP shit which has been a plague since it was originally released - making it easy for people to connect to their devices from outside which also makes it easier for miscreants to connect to them

they all have enough ram to run openVPN and a few automatic scripts will generate secure enough keys to keep the point and click at bay , it should be used as a selling point

[harrybarracuda]

The security cameras that were used in the attack on Krebs were mostly produced by Dahua Technology, which produces a wide variety of cameras used both in businesses and by consumers. These cameras are typically delivered with a default user name and password, and relatively few customers change the passwords before installation. Even fewer of these devices are ever updated once they're installed.

C U N T S.

[BaitongBoy]

A lot of the cams in Thailand are just shoeboxes, anyway, innit?...Not sure what size, but they must have some standard when they fold them together and install, wouldn't you think?...