Dyn

Dyn

DNS provider Dyn site was hit by a significant distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.

Web-users were struggling to reach some of the world’s most well-known websites – including Twitter, Spotify, Github, Reddit, and Airbnb after the DDoS attack.

Source: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/ddos-attack-against-dns-provider-knocks-major-sites-offline

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/dyn

"id": "dyn12547622",
"linkid": "dyn",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "10/2016",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Technology',
                        'name': 'Dyn',
                        'type': 'DNS provider'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS)',
 'description': 'DNS provider Dyn site was hit by a significant distributed '
                'denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. Web-users were struggling to '
                'reach some of the world’s most well-known websites – '
                'including Twitter, Spotify, Github, Reddit, and Airbnb after '
                'the DDoS attack.',
 'impact': {'systems_affected': ['Twitter',
                                 'Spotify',
                                 'Github',
                                 'Reddit',
                                 'Airbnb']},
 'title': 'DDoS Attack on Dyn',
 'type': 'DDoS'}
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