![]() ![]() Shodan reports 87,800 and some individual exposed instances of this. But unfortunately, like so many of these things, it was never supposed to be exposed to the Internet. And it's a simple tag-and-value database store that's used for caching. There's a where up until a few days ago they were really happy with themselves. It's service which many Linux systems run. ![]() It's called Memcached, or Memcached - "D" as in daemon. And it uses, I mean, there's never been a service more designed for DDoSing than this. Steve: Anyway, we will be talking about that. And it hasn't even really gotten going yet. It's got, I mean, this one really has the attention of the Internet because this is an ELE-level event, as they call them, an Extinction Level Event for the Internet. Steve: So we're going to talk about this. Leo: Is it terabits? Oh, yeah, I guess it's terabits. And in fact the record that was broken four days ago was again broken yesterday. Let's just focus on the biggie because this one is titled Security Now! 653: MemCrashed DDoS Attacks. This one is jam packed with stuff, so much so that for a while I was thinking that I would do a dual-subject, like two main subjects. And for the last couple weeks there's been sort of this lull after the whole Spectre and Meltdown specter. In fact, I started by saying I was sorely tempted to name this podcast something, but I won't say, for those who - because it would give it away. I'm excited because we've been talking before the show about something you're going to talk about a little later on. Steve Gibson: This is sounding a little bit like the game show host voice. Steven "Tiberius" Gibson of GRC Corporation. ![]() It's time for Security Now!, the show where we cover your security and privacy online with this man right here, Mr. Leo Laporte: This is Security Now! with Steve Gibson, Episode 653, recorded Tuesday, March 6th, 2018: MemCrashed. It's all coming up next on Security Now!. And the little certificate authority that couldn't. We're going to talk about the world's biggest DDoS attack, unbelievable. Quarter size (16 kbps) mp3 audio file URL: High quality (64 kbps) mp3 audio file URL: Description: This week we discuss some very welcome microcode news from Microsoft 10 (yes, 10!) new 4G LTE network attacks the battle over how secure TLS v1.3 will be allowed to be the incredible Trustico certificate fiasco the continually falling usage of Adobe Flash a new and diabolical cryptocurrency-related malware the best sci-fi news in a LONG time some feedback from our terrific listeners and a truly record-smashing (and not in a good way) new family of DDoS attacks. ![]()
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