Incident

Mirai botnet attack on college network

incident:mirai_botnet_attack_on_college_network

Repeated DDoS activity against a college’s shared network, disrupting access to coursework and other hosted services.

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Direction Predicate Other entity Origin EP
outgoing INVOLVES Mirai Explicit 117
outgoing INVOLVES DDoS Explicit 117

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Mirai botnet attack on college network INVOLVES Mirai

The college-network attack involved Daniel using a Mirai botnet.

Explicit Confidence 96% · Daniel Kelley EP 117 Details

“I essentially DDossed that college”

Daniel Kelley · offsets 21984–22018

Mirai botnet attack on college network INVOLVES DDoS

The incident consisted of repeated DDoS attacks that disrupted the college network and coursework access.

Explicit Confidence 99% · Daniel Kelley EP 117 Details

“by DDossing that website, in effect, nobody could log in and nobody could really access their work”