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Major Cyber Attack in USA
« on: October 21, 2016, 08:03:20 PM »
Major news outlets in the USA reports a huge Cyber attack.

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/us-internet-disrupted-key-firm-hit-cyberattack-42965869
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The data flood came from tens of millions of different Internet-connected machines — including increasingly popular but highly insecure household devices such as web-connected cameras. It was an onslaught whose global shifts suggested a sophisticated attacker, though Dyn said it had neither suspect nor motive.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-idUSKCN12L1ME
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The attacks struck Twitter, Paypal, Spotify and other customers of an infrastructure company in New Hampshire called Dyn, which acts as a switchboard for internet traffic

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    Re: Major Cyber Attack in USA
    « Reply #2 on: October 27, 2016, 06:06:32 AM »
    The DDoS perpetrators said this was just a test run and the real and next attack is knocking out the Russian government. Now that, if true and it likely is very scary for the overall internet security.