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The real reason for large DDoS attacks? It's IP Spoofing, not memcached
A week ago we published a story about new amplification attacks using memcached protocol on UDP port 11211. A few things happened since then: Github announced it was a target of 1.3Tbps memcached attack. OVH and Arbor reported similar large attacks with the peak reported at 1.7Tbps.
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2018 | The real reason for large DDoS attacks? It's IP Spoofing, not memcached by majke | 104 | 34 |
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