Friday morning was quite unusual for most of the people living across the parts of the United States as they were unable to access several world's best-known websites.
A company, Dyn, which manages crucial parts of the internet’s infrastructure was hacked by hackers that affected their switchboard for the internet.
According to the users they had problems in reaching several websites, including Twitter, Netflix, Spotify, Airbnb, Reddit, Etsy, SoundCloud and The New York Times.
The company's spokeswoman said that the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security are investigating the incident and also looking at all the potential causes that might have resulted in the hack.
A spokeswoman said the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security were looking into the incident and all potential causes, including criminal activity and a nation-state attack.
Dyn’s chief strategist, Kyle York said, "The number and types of attacks, the duration of attacks and the complexity of these attacks are all on the rise.”
"The complexity of the attacks is what's making it very challenging for us," York, told Reuters.
York further informed that the malicious traffic was coming from connected devices, including webcams and digital video recorders.
Security researchers have always raised their voice of concerns about the connected devices, sometimes they referred it as the lack proper security.
On Friday, Dyn tweeted that they have resolved the issue but they are still investigating the attack.
"Our advanced service monitoring issue is currently resolved. We are still investigating and mitigating the attacks on our infrastructure," Dyn tweeted.
A company, Dyn, which manages crucial parts of the internet’s infrastructure was hacked by hackers that affected their switchboard for the internet.
According to the users they had problems in reaching several websites, including Twitter, Netflix, Spotify, Airbnb, Reddit, Etsy, SoundCloud and The New York Times.
The company's spokeswoman said that the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security are investigating the incident and also looking at all the potential causes that might have resulted in the hack.
A spokeswoman said the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security were looking into the incident and all potential causes, including criminal activity and a nation-state attack.
Dyn’s chief strategist, Kyle York said, "The number and types of attacks, the duration of attacks and the complexity of these attacks are all on the rise.”
"The complexity of the attacks is what's making it very challenging for us," York, told Reuters.
York further informed that the malicious traffic was coming from connected devices, including webcams and digital video recorders.
Security researchers have always raised their voice of concerns about the connected devices, sometimes they referred it as the lack proper security.
On Friday, Dyn tweeted that they have resolved the issue but they are still investigating the attack.
"Our advanced service monitoring issue is currently resolved. We are still investigating and mitigating the attacks on our infrastructure," Dyn tweeted.