The entire internet infrastructure of the African nation of Liberia has been brought to a grinding halt after it was targeted by hackers using the same weapon that caused the largest cyber-attack in history just two weeks ago. The weapon used in the October attack, the Mirai botnet, was particularly effective because it harnessed infected, internet-connected devices such as DVR players and digital cameras. The previous target was Dyn, a company that controls a large number of domain name service infrastructure that acts as a switchboard for internet traffic, through which the attack brought down major internet services across Europe and the US including Twitter, Netflix and Spotify. Experts told the Guardian that the Dyn attack may have been by far the largest of its kind. It is not known who is wielding the Mirai botnet against Liberia, or whether it is a state actor or independent hackers.

Source: The Guardian November 03, 2016 19:16 UTC