Microsoft says its Azure DDoS protection platform mitigated a massive 3.47 terabits per second (Tbps) distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack targeting an Azure customer from Asia in November.
Google s Chromecast device plugged into the HDMI port of a television. Wikimedia Commons (CC BY SA 2.0)
In the year 2021, over-the-air broadcasting fell to last place in terms of viewership. Cable TV is still king, but for the first time, streaming video moved in to second place. Its popularity is due to devices like Google s Chromecast, easy and affordable devices you can plug into your TV. With that, streaming moved from the computer and smartphone screens to the family room TV.
First launched in 2013, the Google Chromecast is a family of devices you can plug into the HDMI (high-definition multimedia interface) on a TV or other monitor. Once installed, it allows you to cast video and audio streams from an iOS or Android device, or from the Chrome web browser.
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Researchers with NetScout s Atlas Security Engineering and Response Team are warning that attackers are abusing certain versions of the Plex media server app to strengthen and amplify various DDoS attacks.
The NetScout researchers believe that about 27,000 Plex media servers are vulnerable to the type of DDoS amplification attacks described in a new report. The Plex media server application works with Windows, Linux and macOS operating systems and normally lets users share video and other media with other devices.
The application can also connect with other devices. such as network-attached storage devices and external RAID storage units.
In the incidents that NetScout found, numerous DDoS-for-hire services were using the vulnerable Plex app to send junk traffic to targeted victims to overwhelm their networks and cause a crash.
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Researchers with NetScout s Atlas Security Engineering and Response Team are warning that attackers are abusing certain versions of the Plex media server app to strengthen and amplify various DDoS attacks.
The NetScout researchers believe that about 27,000 Plex media servers are vulnerable to the type of DDoS amplification attacks described in a new report. The Plex media server application works with Windows, Linux and macOS operating systems and normally lets users share video and other media with other devices.
The application can also connect with other devices. such as network-attached storage devices and external RAID storage units.
In the incidents that NetScout found, numerous DDoS-for-hire services were using the vulnerable Plex app to send junk traffic to targeted victims to overwhelm their networks and cause a crash.