Botnet preying on Linux computers delivers potent DDoS attacks

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  1. ronjor

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    Sounds bad at first glance. Sky is falling?
    Oh no, password123 won't suffice? lol
     
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    http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/there-internet-things-vigilante-out-there
    Not related malware, quite the opposite.
     
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    Incompetence, not Linux, is behind the XOR DDoS botnet
    http://www.zdnet.com/article/incompetence-not-linux-is-behind-the-xor-ddos-botnet/
     
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