Briton who knocked Liberia offline with cyber attack jailed
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-46840461
Clip from the middle of the article:
"The weapon, known as "Mirai #14" worked by secretly hijacking a vast number of Chinese-made Dahua webcams, which are used for security in homes and businesses around the world.
He identified that the cheap cameras and other similar equipment had a security flaw - and he exploited that to take over the devices without owners knowing.
That meant he could turn them into what amounted to a "zombie" cyber army to attack his target."
Sorry if this is old news. I serves as a good reminder of the issue for me.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-46840461
Clip from the middle of the article:
"The weapon, known as "Mirai #14" worked by secretly hijacking a vast number of Chinese-made Dahua webcams, which are used for security in homes and businesses around the world.
He identified that the cheap cameras and other similar equipment had a security flaw - and he exploited that to take over the devices without owners knowing.
That meant he could turn them into what amounted to a "zombie" cyber army to attack his target."
Sorry if this is old news. I serves as a good reminder of the issue for me.
