Subject: [TICTOC] Attackers use NTP reflection in huge DDoS attack

From: Yaakov Stein <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 07:41:59 +0000

Attackers abused insecure Network Time Protocol servers to launch what appears to be one of the largest DDoS attacks ever reported.

See :
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9246230/Attackers_use_NTP_reflection_in_huge_DDoS_attack
http://www.informationweek.com/security/attacks-and-breaches/ddos-attack-hits-400-gbit-s-breaks-record/d/d-id/1113787
http://blog.cloudflare.com/understanding-and-mitigating-ntp-based-ddos-attacks

Y(J)S