A Massive Internet Outage Affecting Several Major Websites; Mirai Malware Attack Was Also Resposible For Dyn DDos Attack

A massive hacking attack was held a few days ago that leads to the worldwide internet outage. Reports show that a very large number of internet websites are inaccessible during the course of the Mirai botnet attack and is even speculated that it is also the cause of the Dyn DDos attack.

In a report made by the EnGadet, the Mirai botnet is the one responsible for the nationwide internet outage earlier this week. This information was according to the reports given by the company called Flashpoint.

The Mirai botnet targeted several major websites such as Twitter, Reddit and PayPal. The internet-of-things were blamed for this hacking attack that believed to aim the Dyn DNS.

Botnets hack power from devices, websites, govt platforms; leave malware to corrupt systems #IoT #OpenSSH #Mirai #AI https://t.co/J2J1LP3Io0

— Barbara Schroeppel (@BScharp22) October 22, 2016

The mentioned internet of things or the IoT are devices including CCTV cameras and Digital Video Recorders as the Kreb of Security reported. It was reported that the hack attack was targeting information websites such as the mentioned above.

After a few hours of the hacking attack, it turns out the Mirai malware was used for the massive hacking. The Mirai malware was been also used last month that attacked several websites as well. Right after last month's hacking attack, the Mirai malware source code was released to give everyone a chance to build and create their own hacking tool.

On the other hand, a new DDos attack was launched earlier this Monday. This Dyn DDos attack was known to shut down the Github, Spotify and other major sites similar to the hacking happened last weekend.

The IT Pro reported that the attack last week is a global hacking. The hacking attack was not just around the Eastern US, but it is attacking globally.

The Dyn attacked is reportedly caused by millions of connected things using the internet. As of today, several companies are claiming to have the solution for this attack and will be launching after a couple of tests.