NewWorldHackers and Anonymous behind massive DDoS attack on Dyn DNS service
NewWorldHackers & Anonymous powered the massive DDoS attack against the Dyn DNS service that caused a serious Internet outage for many netizens.
The cyber attacks against the Dyn DNS service that affected a huge portion of Internet users in the US is monopolizing the media.
IT security experts have no doubts, hackers powered the massive DDoS attack with a huge botnet composed of IoT devices infected by the Mirai malware.
We are all trying to discover who is behind the attack and which is its motivation. On Friday, while the massive DDoS attack was creating the panic among netizens on the Internet, WikiLeaks invited its supporters to stop the offensive.
Yesterday evening I reached the hacking collective NewWorldHackers via
Twitter asking them more information about the attack.
The hackers confirmed me that they started the massive attack against the Dyn DNS service, anyway, they were not alone.
According to the
NewWorldHacking, many other groups linked to the Anonymous collective participated in the attack.
When I asked which Anon groups were involved they replied me that many crews targeted the Dyn DNS service.
“Anonymous, Pretty much all of Anonymous” sais NewWorldHackers.
They confirmed me that they are testing the capability of their botnet, highlighting that the DDoS attack against the Dyn DNS Service was carried with the Mirai botnet alongside with other booters.
Most interesting is the motivation that they provided me. Not only the Assange’s case. They told me that the attack is also a message for the Russian Government.
“If Russia is against the U.S we are against Russia. This is were we draw the line, we are sending a warning message to Russia. “
The information I collected seems to be in line with the statements that the hacktivist groups Anonymous and the NewWorldHackers
released to the Politico.
Stay Tuned!
Pierluigi Paganini
October 22, 2016
