DDoS attacks: tectonic changes in 2016–2017

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Describes the 2016–2017 surge in large DDoS incidents driven by the Mirai botnet of Internet-connected cameras, recounting how those attacks disrupted major sites like Twitter, Spotify and Reddit and explaining the scale and impact on availability. Discusses technical characteristics of Mirai-style botnets and the resulting tectonic shift in DDoS threat landscape.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 7:12DNS protocol vulnerabilities
3. 15:25Dyn attack and IoT botnets
4. 21:51Mirai botnet evolution
5. 26:52Routing anomalies
6. 34:09Exploit timelines and risks
7. 40:23DNS blocking issues
8. 47:10Attack risk assessment

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