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The internet of stings.

The article discusses how American journalist Brian Krebs' web server became a target of one of the biggest distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks in the world. Topics discussed include the attack of the server by the botnet called Mirai, the release of the source code for Mirai to a forum of...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 420; no. 9010; pp. 72 - 74
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited 10/8/2016
Subjects:
United States
Krebs, Brian
Journalists
Denial of service attacks
Internet servers
Botnets
Security systems
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article discusses how American journalist Brian Krebs' web server became a target of one of the biggest distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks in the world. Topics discussed include the attack of the server by the botnet called Mirai, the release of the source code for Mirai to a forum of Internet hackers, and the efforts of the Project Shield program run by Google Inc. to protect journalists and news organizations online.