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New DDoS Attack Method Leverages UPnP

A new DDoS technique is adding a new twist to this common threat and upping the chance that an attack will have an impact on business operations. The new attack leverages a known vulnerability in Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) to get around many of the current defense techniques and swamp a target's network and servers.

Read the article over at Dark Reading: New DDoS Attack Method Leverages UPnP

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