Printers, routers used as bots in DDoS attacks

Computerworld Security: May 02, 2013
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Printers, routers used as bots in DDoS attacks

Printers, routers, IP cameras, sensors and other Internet-connected devices are
increasingly used to launch large distributed denial of service attacks,
security firm Prolexic warned in a report this week.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. U.S. Department of Labor website infected with malware
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2. Groups denounce FBI plan to require Internet backdoors for wiretaps
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3. D-Link publishes beta patches for IP camera flaws
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U.S. Department of Labor website infected with malware

A subdomain of a U.S. Department of Labor website appeared offline on Wednesday
after an apparent hack that looks similar to a known China-based hacking
campaign nicknamed DeepPanda.
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Groups denounce FBI plan to require Internet backdoors for wiretaps

Privacy groups are denouncing a federal government move to force Internet
companies like Facebook and Google to build backdoors that would let the FBI and
other agencies snoop in on real time online communications.
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D-Link publishes beta patches for IP camera flaws

D-Link has published beta patches for vulnerabilities in the firmware of many of
its IP surveillance cameras, which could allow a hacker to intercept a video
stream.
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