I read a pair of notes about P2P networks (using DC++) hijacked to create botnets. The problem is caused by a vulnerability in the code of the P2P software that allows the injection of malicious code. The compromised host can be used to launch DDoS attacks.
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Net-security
Thursday, 24 May 2007
P2P networks used to launch DDoS attacks
Posted by Arturo Servin at 05:33
Labels: computer networks, DDoS, Denial of Service, Distributed Denial of Service, IT security, p2p
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