Mirai botnet attack on Dyn

Multiple "warm-up" attacks

• Attack on OVH in september
• Attack on reporter Brian Krebs

One of the largest attack on Internet Backbone

• 2 separate attacks, each with the same protocols and techniques
• Reports indicate traffic in 1.2 Tbps range
• Had major impact on many lives

FBI Investigation

Existential threat
IoT exploits reimagened, again
Uncertain future

References

1. How a dorm room minecraft brought down the internet, https://www.wired.com/story/mirai-botnet-minecraft-scam-brought-down-the-internet/
2. Dyn analysis summary of Friday, October 21 attack, https://dyn.com/blog/dyn-analysis-summary-of-friday-october-21-attack/
3. Inside the Infamous IoT botnet: the retrospective analysis, https://blog.cloudflare.com/inside-mirai-the-infamous-iot-botnet-a-retrospective-analysis/