*Don't use them on anything, unless you have permission.*

*Make sure that you have written and signed permission before you do anything.*

*Do not break the law.*

i used to think of a botnet generally as a bunch of computers that had been infected by malware bringing them under some central control

guessing it's a bit more complex than that nowdays

Yep, that's generally it

The only real thing that has changed, is the way that they are controlled

or rather, not the only way to do it

hmm

And the devices that are infected

You know those nice shiny IoT devices? Your little smart fridge, your smart TV, Smart light, etc. They're all running linux and they're all servers with no protection on them

They are the targets now

yeah

So rather than setting up a botnet in a university with a big connection and lots of PCs, they will target "smart homes", those idiots with lots of unprotected IoT devices.

your lightbulb is bringing down the labour party <:pepelaugh:544857300179877898>

Unironically

KEK

> The party said it had successfully foiled what appeared to be an attempt to steal data. The incident was reported to the National Cyber Security Centre but Labour said it believed that all of its systems withstood the attack without a breach.
> “We have experienced a sophisticated and large-scale cyber attack on Labour digital platforms,” a party spokeswoman said. “We took swift action and these attempts failed due to our robust security systems. The integrity of all our platforms was maintained and we are confident that no data breach occurred.

so which is it: a ddos or a hacking attempt.. or both

Probably both

DDOS acts as a distraction

*IF* there was a hacking attempt, then that would be done behind the DDOS attack

While the techs are busy

An "attempt to steal data" could literally be anything

It could be as simple as someone trying to sign into the Labour member page without permission..

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/election-2019-security-flaw-leaves-donors-details-online-3rn9b2d5f

Imagine donating to a party that wants to take more of your money

> The information could be accessed using any web browser and without security checks.
I bet they LITERALLY went to the URL: Labour.co.uk/donors

nathan, you said you're studying this stuff. bet that's why you're so paranoid <:pepelaugh:544857300179877898>

you know what's going on

😉

like Snowden

There's a reason I have so many privacy plugins, there's a reason I'm not using Windows and there's a reason I'm always using a VPN

And that's just for me <:pot_of_kek:544849795433496586>

Don't even get me started on digital forensics <:pepelaugh:544857300179877898>

Think that file is deleted? Yeah, think again. They can pull it from your hard drive.

that's the oldest gotcha in the book

people assuming windows deletes stuff

Think deleting your history actually does anything? Think again, there's a SQL database which stores every website you ever go to which is designed to not be deleted.

Isn't deleting your history just a vanity thing

Yep

It's a facade.