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Protocol found in webcams and DVRs is fueling a new round of big DDoSes

Enlarge (credit: Akamai) Hackers have found a new way to amplify the crippling effects of denial-of-service technique by abusing an improperly implemented tool found in almost 1 million network-connected cameras, DVRs, and other Internet-of-things devices. The technique abuses WS-Discovery, a protocol that a wide array of network devices use to automatically connect to one another.

 

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