Friday’s DDoS attack came from 100,000 infected devices

Friday’s massive internet disruption came from hackers using an estimated 100,000 devices, many of which have been infected with a notorious malware that can take over cameras and DVRs, said DNS provider Dyn. “We are able to confirm that a significant volume of attack traffic originated from Mirai-based botnets,” Dyn said in a Wednesday blog post. The malware