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Episode 161: 3 Years after Mirai, IoT DDoS Problem may get Worse

ID: 30b043df-bb86-50b5-8a13-13dae0937f60

STIX ID: report--30b043df-bb86-50b5-8a13-13dae0937f60

Feed Name: Security Ledger

Threat Score
55/100

Date Published: 2019-09-09

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Paul Roberts

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This Security Ledger podcast/article summarizes an interview with NetScout threat intelligence director Hardik Modi about the continued growth of DDoS attacks since Mirai, noting NetScout observed 4 million DDoS attacks in the first half of 2019 and attributing the trend to insecure IoT devices, the democratization of DDoS tools, and emerging technologies like 5G that could increase attack impact.

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