University couldn't figure out why network was slow... turns out it was being attacked by its own vending machines 😬 networkworld.com/article/316…

Feb 12, 2017 · 8:57 PM UTC

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looks like a whale of a situation :(
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used to be VM just ran up phone bill w call home. Kids these days.
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@jedisct1 This has got to be a joke from an overworked engineer.
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obviously the first thing you do with an IoT botnet is look for prawn... #lowhangingfruit
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actually I think they'll be hung out to dry
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It's hilarious, but this will become more of an issue with the "internet of things".
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It's Venjix, he's back!
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My university burnt down bc short circuit coffee machine archdaily.com/827/tu-delft-a…. DNS requests today, short circuit tomorrow