press Oct 22, 2016 · USA Today
How your DVR was hijacked to help epic cyberattack
USA Today published an article on the 2016 Dyn DDoS attack that explained how hackers hijacked unsecured household devices like DVRs to form a botnet. Casey Ellis discusses the security vulnerabilities in smart devices that enabled the attack and the broader implications for internet infrastructure protection.
Source description — as published
Explains how the massive Dyn DDoS attack was carried out by hijacking insecure household "smart" devices to form a powerful botnet.