THE GROUP RESPONSIBLE for knocking both Xbox Live and Playstation Network offline back in 2014 hacked thousands of cameras and used them to carry out attacks.
Lizard Squad made a name for itself after carrying out DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks, overwhelming a site with fake traffic and causing it to go down.
Such attacks use numerous computers, usually infected by malware without the owner’s knowledge, to carry out the attacks, making it next to impossible to track down the source.
Now it’s used thousands of webcams and Internet of Things (IoT) devices – everyday items like fridges and TVs that can connect to the internet – to carry out attacks for it.
When their bandwidth is combined, they have been able to launch botnet attacks as large as 400Gbs and have targeted gaming sites, government institutions, internet service providers and financial institutions. For the full article click here
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