Leet IoT Botnet Bursts on the Scene with Massive DDoS Attack | Homeland Security Degreeshttps://homelandsecurityedus.wordpress.com/2017/01/04/leet-iot-botnet-bursts-on-the-scene-with-massive-ddos-attack/ Leet IoT Botnet Bursts on the Scene with Massive DDoS Attack Just 10 days before the end of 2016 researchers from Imperva uncovered a massive 650Gbps DDoS attack generated by a new internet of things (IoT) botnet dubbed Leet after a character string in the payload. Its the first that can rival Mirai. The attackthe largest on record for the firms networkbegan around 10:55 a.m. on December 21 targeting several anycasted IPs on the Imperva Incapsula network. The first DDoS burst lasted roughly 20 m To learn more visit: The post Leet IoT Botnet Bursts on the Scene with Massive DDoS Attack appeared first on Homeland Security Degrees. http://www.homelandsecurityedus.org/homeland-security-news/leet-iot-botnet-bursts-on-the-scene-with-massive-ddos-attack/