DDoS attack against Dyn could indicate a new use of old criminal tech
Attacks against DNS service provider Dyn resumed today after a two and a half hour lull, and could indicate a new application of an old criminal technology, experts say.
Dyn hasn’t shared details on the type of DDoS attacks used nor the size of those attacks that have affected access to sites including Amazon, Etsy, GitHub, Shopify, Twitter and the New York Times.
The company describes the situation as “several attacks aimed against the Dyn Managed DNS infrastructure” that its engineers are working to mitigate. Dyn posted notice of the first wave about 7 a.m. Eastern and lasted until about 9:20 a.m. Eastern. The attacks started up again at 11:52 a.m. Eastern.
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