24.10.2016 - 23:15 [ Techdirt ]

Chinese Company Recalls Cameras, DVRs Used In Last Week‘s Massive DDoS Attack

So while it‘s nice to see at least one company almost admit culpability, this really is little more than a small drop in a very deep ocean of dysfunction. It‘s going to take a lot more naming and shaming of the companies that pushed „smart“ but idiotic and poorly-secured technologies on consumers if we‘re to avoid significantly worse (and potentially fatal) attacks.